Apple trees for the northern states

Apple varieties which are suitable for growing in the colder climates of the northern states.

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Antonovka
Antonovka is one of the most cold-hardy of all apple varieties.
- Picking season: Early
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Dual purpose
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Black Oxford
A good quality hardy traditional New England apple which keeps well.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
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Chestnut Crab
A large-fruited cold-hardy crab-apple.
$34.25buy
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Hard cider
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Cortland
Developed from McIntosh, Cortland is one of the most widely-grown Mac-style apples.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
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Court Pendu Plat
Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with a pronounced aromatic pear-drop flavor.
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 6
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
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Dolgo
Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and dark pink fruits.
- Picking season: Early
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Culinary
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Duchess of Oldenburg
An old culinary variety from Russia, popular in North America, and noted for its winter hardiness.
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Traditional cooker
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Egremont Russet
Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
- Picking season: Late
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Eating fresh
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Empire
One of the most widely-planted McIntosh style apples, Empire has the Mac flavor but improves on it.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
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Fameuse
A very hardy north country apple, known both as the Snow Apple and Fameuse, and the probable parent of McIntosh.
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
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Fuji (early)
Early ripening forms of the Fuji apple variety.
$34.25buy
- Picking season: Mid
- Gardening skill: Average
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
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Golden Russet
Golden Russet is an antique apple from New York, considered the best-flavored of American russets.
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Hard cider
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Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is a cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
$33.75buy
- Picking season: Late
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
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Hubbardston Nonsuch
An old heirloom apple variety named after the town in Massuchusetts.
- Picking season: Late
- Gardening skill: Average
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
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Hudson's Golden Gem
A large yellow russeted apple with an excellent sweet flavor.
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Hard cider
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Karmijn de Sonnaville
A rare Cox-style apple from the Netherlands, with the potential for very good flavor.
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
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Keepsake
A high-quality late-season eating apple, keeps well, and at its best in mid-winter.
$34.25buy
- Picking season: Very late
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
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King of Tompkins County
An heirloom apple from New York state, primarily used for cooking.
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
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Macoun
Macoun is one of the best McIntosh-style apples, with the characteristic flowery vinous flavor.
$33.75buy
- Picking season: Late
- Gardening skill: Average
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
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Margil
An 18th century French apple variety with an aromatic and complex flavor.
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
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McIntosh
A traditional versatile apple popular in the northern states of the USA. Also known as Macintosh.
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
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Northern Spy
Northern Spy is a popular late-season American heirloom apple variety which stores well.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 5
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Traditional cooker
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Novaspy
An improved form of Northern Spy, and an excellent all-round apple for northern areas.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
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Pomme Gris
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Hard cider
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Redfree
A disease-resistant and cold-hardy summer apple with a sweet flavor, also known as Co-op 13.
- Picking season: Early
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
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Rhode Island Greening
Rhode Island Greening is a well-regarded American heirloom variety, particularly good for cooking.
- Picking season: Late
- Gardening skill: Average
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Traditional cooker
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Roxbury Russet
Roxbury Russet is probably the oldest apple variety originating from North America.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Hard cider
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SnowSweet®
A rich sweet-flavored red apple which grows best in the northern states.
- Picking season: Late
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
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Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, and a delicate "vinous" flavor.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
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Spitzenburg
Esopus Spitzenberg is one of the best-flavored American heirloom apples, and a favorite of Thomas Jefferson.
$33.75buy
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
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Sweet Sixteen
Sweet 16 is a sweet-flavored apple, with good cold hardiness.
$34.25buy
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
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Tydeman's Late Orange
An excellent late-season Cox-style aromatic apple.
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
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Wickson Crab
Wickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends.
$33.25buy
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Hard cider
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Winter Banana
A good quality American apple variety named for its faint banana-like flavor.
- Gardening skill: Average
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 4
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Hard cider
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Wolf River
Wolf River is the perfect cooking apple for the north - reliable, cold-hardy, disease resistant.
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Pollination group: 3
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Juice
- Uses: Traditional cooker
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Yellow Transparent
A traditional very early-season dual-purpose apple, which is also very winter-hardy.
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Picking season: Very early
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Pollination group: 2
- Uses: Eating fresh
- Uses: Culinary
- Uses: Traditional cooker
- Uses: Dual purpose

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