APPLESSame price for Dwarf, Semi-Dwarf or Semi-Standard roots

on all apples. Use Price Code for variety.

APPLE Very Early Summer--- Listed alphabetically.PRICE

CODE

Lodi Apple Lodi is an older variety that was introduced to replace Yellow

Transparent, which it resembles somewhat in appearance and

season. It is a good early season apple for pies and sauces,

but as a dessert apple it tends to be very tart and has been

known to have given many a young boy a "belly ache" when

picked too early. It is a better keeper than Yellow Transparent

and is more firm. ZONE 4-8

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Quinte Apple Quinte is one of the earliest quality summer apples to eat.

The fruit is crisp, juicy and tasty with a red blush over a yellow

skin. It doesn't store well, but does harvest over a longer

period and require several pickings. The tree is vigorous and

very hardy. Ripens in July near Lodi and Yellow Transparent.

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Red Astrachan

Apple

Red Astrachan is a small to medium sized apple with a pale

creamy skin striped with red and covered with a heavy bloom.

The white flesh is sometimes striped with red and is excellent

for eating. It is tart and an excellent cooking, sauce and pie

apple. Does not store long. The tree is productive but can be

biennial. Ripens very early in July and through to September.

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Yellow

Transparent

Apple

Yellow Transparent is just about the earliest summer apple. It

is medium-large with translucent pale yellow skin. Some say it

makes the best sauces because of its crisp, very sweet juicy,

white flesh that is very light in texture. It is also wonderful in

pies. Trees are upright, vigorous growers that bear fruit very

young. Ripens from early July to early August. Zone 3-7

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APPLE Early Summer--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Beacon Apple Beacon is an excellent early summer apple with juicy, mild

sub-acid flesh. It is good for fresh eating and cooking, but

does not store well. The fruit is medium to large size and

ripens over a relatively long period in August. The tree is very

hardy, reportedly to -50 degrees. The apple is orangish-red

striped over a yellow background. The tree is vigorous,

productive and heavy bearing. ZONE 2-6

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Benoni Apple Benoni is a late summer apple that is a fine dessert apple. It

is highly flavored, with a mild sub-acid flavor. The fruit is

medium sized, Deep red striped over an orangish-yellow skin.

It is a good bearer, but can be biennial. Ripens in July to

August. ZONE 4-7 AVAILABLE FALL 2012.

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Carroll Apple Carroll is a very hardy apple that ripens early in the summer

season. It is a somewhat dwarfish tree but produces well. It

is an excellent dessert apple and also a good cooking apple.

The fruit is red, medium sized. ZONE 3-6 AVAILABLE

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Grandpa's

SummerGold™

Apple

Grandpa's SummerGold is one of the best early summer

apples around. Slightly later picking than Lodi, which it

closely resembles. The large fruit ripens early in August. The

flesh is white and the skin yellow-green and smooth. It has

excellent tart flavor early on, but as it hangs on the tree it gets

sweeter and the flavor improves. For a summer apple it

stores quite well and hangs on the trees for several weeks.

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APPLE Early Summer--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

JerseyMac Apple JerseyMac apple is a very early McIntosh type apple that

ripens in early summer in late July. It is an attractive, medium

sized apple with predominantly red skin over a light yellow

background. The flesh is whitish-yellow, crisp, juicy, and has

a tasty, aromatic flavor similar to McIntosh. It is an early

bloomer. Keeps fairly well for such an early, summer apple.

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Norland Apple Norland is another good hardy apple variety for the far north.

Its medium size red fruit are good for both cooking and eating.

It ripens in mid-August, but is a good keeper in cold storage,

lasting up to 16 weeks. ZONE 2-5

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Oriole Apple Oriole is a very hardy, early summer apple with excellent

eating and cooking qualities. The fruit is large, red striped

and resembles Duchess. Very hardy, vigorous, and extremely

productive. Moderately susceptible to fire blight and scab.

Ripens in early summer. Not a good keeper. ZONE 2-5

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Pristine® Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Pristine® is one of the best early

disease resistant varieties for the garden. It is a very early

ripening yellow apple that resembles Yellow Transparent in

appearance, but is much firmer, less acid, and better eating.

The fruit is yellow, very smooth, and attractive. It keeps well

on and off the tree for several weeks. The fruit is tasty and

quite firm and crisp for being so early. It ripens early in

August, just after Lodi. ZONE 5-8

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Williams Pride

Apple

William's Pride is a very early summer season, disease

resistant apple. It is one of the earliest dark red apples,

ripening just after Lodi or Pristine®. It is yellow fleshed with a

mild, sub-acid flavor. Best used for dessert. ZONE 5-8

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APPLESummer- Early Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Akane Apple Akane is a late summer to early fall apple that resembles

Jonathan. It is medium in size, bright red in color, and its

white flesh has a distinctive aroma and sub-acid flavor. It is

an excellent dessert apple. ZONE 5-8

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Blaze Apple Blaze is an earlier Jonathan-type apple that ripens about 3-4

weeks earlier in mid-summer. Medium sized, red over a

bright yellow background, attractive and smooth. The flesh is

yellow, crisp, firm, juicy and good quality. It has a flavor

somewhat like Jonathan but less tart. Vigorous and

productive. Moderately susceptible to scab and cedar apple

rust, but moderately resistant to fire blight and powdery

mildew. ZONE 4-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Centennial

Edible Flowering

Crabapple

Centennial Crab is a very hardy, edible crab that can beautify

the yard also. It is a compact grower that produces small,

crisp, juicy edible crabs that are sweet and nutty flavored

about 1.5 inches in diameter. It ripens in mid-August and is

an excellent pollinizer for other apples, bearing heavy loads of

red flower buds that open into white blossoms. Good for

eating, canning and jelly. It is highly scab resistant. ZONE 3-

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Chenango

Strawberry Apple

Chenango Strawberry is one of the most beautiful summer

apples, with medium to large, conical, shiny, yellowish-

whitish, smooth skinned apples. The skin is almost

translucent. The fruit is firm, juicy and white, but tender and

very aromatic. Pick when the skin stars to turn milky. It picks

over a long period of several weeks, but overripe fruit will get

dry and mealy. Good for eating and sauce. The tree is very

hardy, but very susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 4-9

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APPLESummer- Early Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Dolgo Edible

Ornamental Crab

Apple

Dolgo Crab apple is one of the earliest to bloom in the spring

with its pink buds opening into large white flowers which are

very fragrant. It sets an abundant crop of red, edible

crabapples which are about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. It is

also an excellent ornamental variety! It ripens in late August

to early September. ZONE 3-7

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Duchess Apple Duchess is a very old heritage variety that is still a treat in the

early summer. It is a good cooking apple, but just ordinary for

fresh eating. Duchess is a medium to large, greenish yellow

apple with bright red striping and splashes. It has gusseted

dots that are distinctive. The flesh is white, fine, firm and

juicy. It is not a long term keeper, but is a good seasonal

apple ripening in mid-August. ZONE 4-8

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Ginger Gold®

Apple

Ginger Gold® is an early golden-type apple that ripens in the

summer, late in August to early September. It very much

resembles a Golden Delicious, but has a more spicy flavor

than Golden. The fruit is medium-large and firm and crisp. It

is probably the best golden-type apple in this early season.

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Goodland Apple Goodland is one of the most hardy apples known. It has been

known to withstand -50F with little winter damage. The fruit is

medium size, round, bi-color fruit. Its flesh is tender, crisp,

juicy and aromatic. It makes a delicious aromatic apple sauce

and is well suited for fresh eating. It ripens in early

September. ZONE 2-5

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Irish Peach

Apple

Irish Peach is an ancient apple that came from Ireland. It has

smallish, greenish fruit with faint red stripes. The flesh is

crisp, juicy, aromatic, and has a pleasant rich flavor. Ripens

in mid-summer. ZONE 3-7

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Maiden Blush

Apple

Maiden Blush is a fine heirloom summer apple that produces

regular crops of flattish round yellow apples with a beautiful

crimson blush. The skins are tough, smooth and waxy and

the flesh is crisp, juicy and creamy yellow. It is great for

cooking, eating fresh, drying and making cider. It ripens in

mid-August to early September over a prolonged period. It is

very hardy. ZONE 2-8

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Molly's Delicious

Apple

Molly's Delicious is not a true Red Delicious, but is very

similar in appearance and flavor. It ripens almost three or

more weeks ahead of Gala and McIntosh. It is large and

conic with about one half red blush over a yellow background.

It has a very pleasing flavor and will keep quite well for

several weeks. ZONE 6-8

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Oldenberg or

Duchess Apple

Oldenburg is likely the same variety as Duchess that we also

carry. We have not yet been able to compare the two

cultivars side-by-side. ZONE 4-8

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Red Summer

Rambo Apple

Red Summer Rambo is a "double red" strain of regular

Summer Rambo. It has all the same qualities. The large fruit

is red striped. The flesh is very crisp, juicy, yellowish green,

with a fine, rich, tart, aromatic flavor. Its great for eating and

sauce. The tree is very vigorous, hardy and productive. It

ripens earlier in the season in August to September. ZONE 4-

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Redfree Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Redfree is an excellent tasting,

summer apple with a lot of disease resistance. It is a good

choice for the backyard orchard where you don't want to have

to spray a lot. The fruit is medium sized, red, with some

striping with sweet, tasty, white flesh. Ripens mid to late in

the summer after Pristine(R) ZONE 5-8

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Sansa Apple Sansa in a high quality dessert apple that ripens a week or so

ahead of Gala. The bright red fruit is medium sized, with firm,

white flesh and an excellent sweet, juicy, distinct flavor. It

keeps well for an early apple. ZONE 6-8

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State Fair Apple State Fair is a very high quality late summer apple ripening in

mid-late August. The medium sized fruit is brilliantly striped

orangish-red over a yellowish background color. It has a

creamy flesh that is juicy, sweet, firm and aromatic with a

moderately subacid flavor. It is predominantly used for fresh

eating and will keep rather well for an earlier season apple.

Very hardy. ZONE 3-7

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SummerMac

Apple

SummerMac is an early summer apple ripening in late August

and a few weeks before regular McIntosh. The fruit is

medium to large and has the appearance of a McIntosh,

although not as aromatic and tasty as a regular Mac. The fruit

will keep fairly well. It is a nicely colored red apple. Good for

fresh eating, cooking, and sauce. ZONE 5-7

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Valstar™ brand

Elstar Apple

Valstar™ is an improved red strain of Elstar, which is popular

in Europe. The fruit ripens late in the summer and has

excellent sweet-tart flavor. It is medium sized and keeps well.

The fruit is mostly red striped over a golden background color.

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Wealthy Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Red Wealthy is an old-time favorite in

many cold climates, because it is so hardy. It ripens late in

the summer and is an excellent all purpose apple. The fruit is

a deep red over a pale yellow background, and the flesh is

crisp, juicy, and white with some pink veining. It has a distinct

flavor with a hint of strawberry. It is a favorite old time apple

in many orchards. ZONE 3-8

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Whitney Edible

Crab Apple

Whitney is a good quality edible crabapple that is fine for jelly

or pickling. Medium size crabapples with red stripes over a

yellow background. It picks late in August to early

September. Very hardy. ZONE 3-8

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Zestar!® Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Zestar! is a rather new variety that is

gaining in excitement. It is an early season apple with

excellent, dessert quality. It is very crisp and juicy with an

above average sweet/tart flavor. This apple is 60-85% red on

a yellow background. It will store quite well for several weeks

after being picked in late August in the Midwest. ZONE 3-7

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APPLELate Summer-Early Mid-season-- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Blondee® Apple Blondee® Apple is a very new "golden Gala" type apple that

Grandpa saw a few years ago and was impressed with. The

fruit ripens a few days before regular Gala but has a greenish-

yellow skin that changes to a rich yellow as it ripens. The fruit

is exceptional and has great eating qualities like Gala. It

appears to be denser than Gala and will keep for several

months. The tree is similar to Gala is other respects. ZONE

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Chestnut Edible

Crab Apple

Chestnut is a large, russeted, sweet and juicy edible

crabapple with a rich, nutty like flavor that can be used for

eating, sauce, preserves, and decorative purposes. It ripens

late summer, early September. ZONE 4-8

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Cortland Apple Cortland is an old-time heritage apple that Grandpa grew up

with. Cortland is large, and round and similar in looks to

McIntosh, but its flavor is very distinct. It is fairly crisp and

juicy, but is not a "hard" apple--- easy on the teeth. The tree

is more hardy than most, making it an excellent choice for

colder areas. ZONE 4-8

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APPLELate Summer-Early Mid-season-- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Gala Apple

(Original strain)

The original Gala strain to come into the US is known as

Kidd's D-8 now. It produces medium sized fruit with striping

on a golden yellow-orangish skin that is distinctive. The fruit

is crisp, dense, aromatic and white with an subacid, sweet-tart

flavor that keeps you coming back for more. Gala is now one

of the most popular apples in the world. Ripens in early to

mid-September and it stores well. Very productive and should

be thinned early for good size. ZONE 4-9

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Golden Delicious-

Early Strain

Apple

Grandpa's Early Golden Delicious is a strain of regular Golden

Delicious that ripens a couple weeks ahead of normal.

Grandpa's strain is more russet resistant than the original

Golden Delicious, but has all the same qualities--- large,

sweet, juicy golden yellow fruit. It is a favorite for pies, sauce,

cooking, juice and all purposes. Stores well. Harvests early

in September. ZONE 5-8

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Grandpa's Big

Gala Apple

Grandpa's Big Gala is a special selection of Gala that just

grows larger than a normal Gala. The fruit is similar in other

respects. Not highly colored, but an excellent eating and all

purpose apple. It is suspected to be a tri-ploid, so it requires

pollination from other varieties than Gala and Golden

Delicious. ZONE 5-8

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Grandpa's Early

Red Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Early Red Rezista® is an attractive dark red

colored apple. The fruit is crisp, sweet and very juicy with an

good flavor. Picks in early mid-season, in mid-September.

Fruit size is only medium to small and tree is very productive.

There is some similarity in appearance to a Jonathan, but

quality and size is not as good. Very scab resistant.ZONE 5-8

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Grandpa's Gala-

like Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Gala-like Rezista® is a striking dark red apple with

subdued stripes. The medium size fruit is very juicy and

medium firm with very good dessert qualities. It has an

appearance and flavor that is very similar to Gala. It picks

mid-season in mid- to late September. It hangs and keeps

well on the tree and will store for several weeks. Very scab

resistant. ZONE 5-8

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Honeycrisp™

Apple

Grandpa's Choice Honeycrisp is the current "star" of the apple

industry and with consumers. It is "explosively crisp" with an

unbeatable sweet, juicy flavor. It is naturally large and will

color well in cooler climates. Color can range from brilliant

red with some striping to mostly red-striped over a straw

yellow background color when ready to pick. Very hardy and

productive. Keeps well when picked in peak condition. If you

like crisp and juicy apples, this one is unbeatable. Harvest

early in fall in mid-September. ZONE 4-8

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Idajon Apple Idajon is a Jonathan-type apple that ripens about 10 days

ahead of regular Jonathan. The fruit is medium-large, round,

firm and crisp. It is carmine red, smooth, and fine grained. It

is somewhat sweet and sub-acid. The tree is productive.

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Initial Apple Initial is a new disease resistant, earlier season apple that is

scab resistant. It is a large apple with lots of red blush over

yellow background. The fruit is crisp and mildly acid. It

matures about a week before Gala. ZONE 5-8

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Jonamac Apple Jonamac is an excellent dessert quality apple ripening about a

week before McIntosh, which is one of its parents. The fruit is

very similar in appearance to Mac, but is more highly colored

and firmer. Eating quality is superior to Mac. The fruit is only

medium sized and will soften in storage. ZONE 3-7

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APPLELate Summer-Early Mid-season-- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Northern Lights

Apple

Northern Lights produces large, attractive, glossy, bright red

blushed apples. It has a flavor similar to McIntosh and with

semi-firm, tasty white flesh.. It is very cold hardy and best

suited to back yard orchards in cold climates. It ripens near

McIntosh season and will keep a few months in cold storage.

It is a good choice for the backyard garden in very cold areas.

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NovaMac Apple Novamac is very similar to McIntosh in season and flavor.

The fruit is medium-large, round, mostly red over a greenish-

yellow background color. The flesh is white, crisp, tender and

juicy with a fine sub-acid flavor similar to a Mac. The tree is

very disease resistant. ZONE 4-8

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Red Baron Apple Red Baron is a nice all purpose hardy apple for northern

climes. The medium to large fruit is cherry red blushed on

creamy yellow background color. It has a pleasant, acidic,

tart flavor and is suitable for most uses. It ripens in

September near Wealthy, and appears to keep fairly well into

December. The tree is moderately vigorous. ZONE 3-5

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Red Gala Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Red Gala apple is our special selection

of the famous Royal Gala™ apple that everyone sees in the

produce department. It harvests late summer into early fall in

September and is one of the finest eating apples there is.

The flesh is yellowish flesh is crisp, juicy and fine tasting. It

can be used for all purposes. It is almost a "must have" for

the backyard orchard. ZONE 5-8

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Red Gravenstein

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Gravenstein is a culinary treat! This

antique variety is well known for cooking, sauce, cider and

eating out of hand. It is large, with crisp white flesh and a

distinct, juicy flavor. It will keep moderately well. The fruit is

orangish with red striping on greenish yellow skin. It ripens

late in the summer to early fall. ZONE 5-8

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Red McIntosh

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red McIntosh is one of the all-time

favorites for some people. Red McIntosh is an early season

apple with very aromatic, flavorful, white, juicy flesh. It is

somewhat firm, but only will keep for shorter periods during

the fall and early winter. It has a steely-red skin that is

distinctive looking to match its very distinctive flavor. It is only

medium large in size, but sets abundant crops. ZONE 3-8

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Sweet Sixteen

Apple

Sweet Sixteen is a popular apple for very cold northern

regions. It ripens in early fall, just ahead of Honeycrisp™. It

is crisp and juicy with an exotic yellow flesh and a very sweet,

unusual sugar cane or spicy cherry candy flavor. The fruit

stores for 5 to 8 weeks. It is a good all purpose apple.

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Swiss Gourmet™

Apple

Swiss Gourmet™, as its name suggests, was a very popular

apple in Europe for a good reason. It has a distinct, sweet

and tart flavor. The flesh is creamy white. The fruit is

medium to large size with a nice red blush. In some areas it

will russet badly, but this does not affect the excellent flavor or

eating quality. Harvests early in the fall a couple weeks

before Jonathan. ZONE 5-8

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Wolf River Apple Wolf River apples are enormous, often weighing 1 pound or

more. It has a pale red color over pale yellow skin and soft,

tender, slightly mealy, creamy white flesh. Excellent for baking

whole and drying. Resistant to scab, mildew, fire blight and

cedar apple rust. Trees are very hardy. ZONE 5-7

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APPLE Early Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Auvil Early Fuji™

Apple

If you are a lover of the sweet Fuji apple, but live in the more

northern, shorter season areas, Grandpa's Choice™ Auvil

Early Fuji® is the best Fuji variety for your backyard orchard.

It has all the attributes of regular Fuji, but harvests 5-6

WEEKS earlier, so by mid-September in most areas you can

able picking fully mature, beautiful red Fuji. ZONE 5-8

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Binet Rouge

Sweet Hard Cidre

Apple

Binet Rouge is a French variety that is used for sweet hard

cider base. The tree is very precocious and productive. The

tree is a week grower and matures in early mid-season in

September. It is mildew susceptible. It is late blooming and

suitable for frostier locations. ZONE 5-9

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Black Gilliflower

or Sheepnose

Apple

Black Gilliflower produces large, dark red, almost black

colored fruit. It is large, long and conical in shape. Its

greenish-white flesh has a distinctive aroma and is rich, but

with a mild sweet flavor. It is prized for baking and drying.

The tree is healthy, vigorous and fruitful. Ripens in

September to October. Fruit hangs well, but becomes drier

when overripe. ZONE 6-9

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Burgundy Apple Burgundy produces large, round, solid dark blackish-red fruit.

The skin is smooth and glossy and the red color may bleed

into the flesh somewhat. It is an excellent, crisp, sub-acid

flavored apple. The fruit hangs well up to three weeks, but it

does not store for more than a month after harvest. Ripens in

mid to late September. ZONE 3-7

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Crimson Crisp™

Apple

CrimsonCrisp™ is a new disease resistant apple variety that

should go along well with other Grandpa's Nature Friendly™

varieties. The medium sized fruit is an attractive crimson red

and the flesh is very crisp and firm with a tart but complex

flavor. The fruit matures in the mid-season of fall. ZONE 5-8

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Crimson® Gold

Apple

Crimson® Gold apple is a new disease resistant apple with

excellent qualities. The fruit is bright reddish-orange and

medium sized. The flesh is sweet-tart, white, crisp, and juicy.

It will store well. It ripens about mid-September just ahead of

Golden Delicious. It is very resistant to apple scab. The trees

are moderately vigorous and very productive. ZONE 5-8

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Crimson® Topaz

Apple

Crimson® Topaz is a new disease resistant dessert apple that

harvests about a week before Golden Delicious, in mid-

September. The medium size fruit is an attractive orange-red

stripe over a yellow background. It is juicy and tasty. It is a

vigorous spurry tree that has an upright growth habit. It is

very precocious. The fruit is very resistant to dropping.

Resistant to apple scab and mildew. ZONE 5-8

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Ellis Bitter-Sweet

Hard Cidre Apple

Ellis Bitter is an excellent hard cidre variety with a bittersweet

character. The medium sized yellow fruit ripen in September.

The tree is fairly vigous, precocious and productive. It is a

later bloomer. It does not store for long so should be pressed

shortly after harvest. The tree is susceptible to both fire blight

and scab. ZONE 4-8

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Enigma Apple Enigma has very large, round fruit with yellow skin covered

with a heavy red blush. It ripens in mid-season and is known

for its extreme hardiness. ZONE 3-7 AVAILABLE FALL 2012.

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APPLE Early Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Fameuse or

Snow Apple

Grandma's most fondly remembered apple as a little girl was

Fameuse or as it is commonly called, Snow Apple. It is a very

old heritage variety known for its hardiness, good flavor and

eating quality, and late summer, early fall ripening time. The

old-timers made good use of it for apple cider because of its

aromatic and distinct flavor, and because it is only a fair to

good keeper. The flesh is tender and "snow white" like its

name suggests. The fruit is red over a cream background

color. ZONE 4-8

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Frostbite™ Apple Frostbite(TM) was just recently named by the University of

Minnesota.  Known as MN 447, it is an older cultivar that has

been used as a parent in the breeding of other successful U

of MN apple varieties.  Because of its unique, sweet,

aromatic, and unusual flavor people who know MN 447 had

been encouraging the University to release it.  The fruit is only

small to medium in size, being 2¼ to 2½ inches in diameter,

but is very firm, crisp and juicy.  It will store for 3-4 months in

common storage at 34-37°F.  The flesh is a creamy, light

yellow.  It is an attractive maroon red over a yellow gold

background.  It usually exhibits striped coloration, but often

can be somewhat dappled.  It sometimes russets lightly,

depending on the season.  Like most Minnesota varieties, it is

extremely hardy to USDA Zone 3b (-30 to -35°F).  It has low

to medium vigor.  The tree is spreading and produces

annually. ZONE 3-7

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Galarina™ Apple Galarina® is a new gala-like disease resistant apple that

shows high tolerance to scab, mildew and fire blight. It is

hardier than Gala and resembles Gala in many respects. The

fruit is medium sized, orangish-red over a yellow background.

The flavor is crisp and sweet. It will store well. It ripens in

later September, almost two weeks after Gala. ZONE 4-8

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Gilliflower Apple This cultivar of Gilliflower may be the same as Black

Gilliflower, but our source attributes it to English origin. We

haven't been able to compare it closely enough with Black

Gilliflower to be sure. ZONE 6-9

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Golden Delicious

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Golden Delicious! Grandpa and many

people rate it still as one of the best all-purpose apples ever

grown. Grandpa's strain is more russet resistant than the

original Golden Delicious, but has all the same qualities---

large, sweet, juicy golden yellow fruit. It is a favorite for pies,

sauce, cooking, juice and all purposes. Stores well. Harvest

mid-season in late September to early October. ZONE 4-9

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Golden Delicious

Apple- Original

strain

Golden Delicious! Grandpa and many people rate it still as

one of the best all-purpose apples every grown. The original

"Mullins" strain is less russet resistant than most strains of

Golden Delicious, but probably has better eating qualities---

large, sweet, juicy golden yellow fruit. It is a favorite for pies,

sauce, cooking, juice and all purposes. Stores well. Harvest

mid-season in late September to early October. ZONE 4-9

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Golden Noble

Apple

Golden Noble is one of the apples with the highest content of

Vitamin C. It is a large, round apple with bright yellow fruit

sometimes spotted with red. Creamy white flesh that cooks

into a nice sauce. The tree is somewhat of a tip bearer,

upright and spreading but with average vigor. Ripens in

September. Deer LOVE Golden Noble and will browse it

extensively. ZONE 6-9

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V-8

APPLE Early Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Honeygold Apple Honeygold is a great substitute for Golden Delicious in colder,

northern areas where it is much more hardy. It is reported to

be able to withstand -50F degrees with little winter damage. It

is medium to large size, with a golden to yellowish green color

and a reddish bronze blush. It has a Golden Delicious flavor,

but is a little sweeter and blander. It is high quality and stores

well. Ripens in October, similar to Golden Delicious. ZONE 3-

7

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Jonafree™ Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Jonafree is one of the scab

immune varieties, that is most like it namesake, with which it

ripens. Jonafree is nearly identical to old-time red Jonathan in

eating quality, flavor, and appearance. It is slightly less acidic

though. It is a bright red apple, with glossy skin and generally

no russetting. It does not develop "Jonathan" spot when

stored, like normal Jonathan does. Can be used as an all

purpose apple. ZONE 5-8

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Jonalicious

Apple

Jonalicious produces large, round, red fruit with a yellow

background. The flesh is juicy, yellow, firm, crisp, subacid

with a distinct aromatic flavor. It ripens just after regular

Jonathan which is resembles. It is a good keeper. The tree is

hardy, productive and vigorous. ZONE 4-8

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Late Strawberry

Apple

Late Strawberry is a small to medium sized apple splashed

with various shades of yellow and red stripes. The fruit is

finely textured, crisp, juicy and creamy white. It has an

excellent, aromatic sub-acid flavor. Ripens in late mid-season

in September to October. ZONE 4-8

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Liberty Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Liberty is very similar to

appearance to McIntosh, but its flavor is more tart and its

flesh is crisper. It has a flavor all its own. It is a good

dependable choice for any backyard orchard because it is

highly productive and resistant to all the major apple

diseases. ZONE 4-8

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Macoun Apple Macoun is a regional favorite in the Northeast and Ohio area.

It is similar to McIntosh in many characteristics, but has better

keeping characteristics, dessert quality and ripens about a

month later. It is very aromatic and flavorful, with white, firm

and juicy flesh. ZONE 5-8

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Mother Apple Mother is a rather large dessert apple that was once very

popular. It has a distinct, spicy, balsamic, sweet-acid,

aromatic flavor. Its flesh is creamy yellow and juicy. It ripens

in mid-season, but doesn't store particularly well. Some scab-

resistance, but susceptible to fire blight. Slow growing, but

bears well from an early age. ZONE 4-9 AVAILABLE FALL

2012

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Norkent Apple Norkent is one of the most hardy apples, and may be hardy to

Zone 2. The medium sized fruit is orangish with red

russetting over a greenish yellow skin. It is excellent for

eating and cooking, and keeps well for several months.

ZONE-3-7

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Norson Apple Norson is one of the hardiest apples and is recommended for

really cold areas. The fruit is somewhat small, but of good

dessert quality and keeps very well. It is a consistent and

annual producer. ZONE 1-5 FALL 2012

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Pitmaston

Pineapple Apple

Pitmaston Pineapple is well named. The small fruit have a

distinct pineapple flavor to them. The fruit is larger than the

typical edible crab, golden yellow in color covered with a fine

bronzy russetting. The fruit is juicy, crunchy, with a sugary

pineapple-like flavor. It is typically used for fresh eating. It

has a compact upright growing habit, and ripens in mid-

September. ZONE 6-9

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APPLE Early Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Red Jonathan

Apple

Red Jonathan hardly needs a description since it is one of the

most popular heritage apples in the Midwest. Crisp, slightly

striped, but mostly red, juicy and sweet tart. One of the best

varieties for pies and sauce. Our strain is highly colored and

sizes well for this medium sized apple. Ripens early in the

fall. Stores and keeps well. ZONE 4-8

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Sekai-Ichi Apple Sekai-Ichi originated in Japan and will produce huge fruit,

similar in color, appearance, and taste to the old original

Delicious apple, which is one of its parents. The fruit ripens in

mid-season and has high dessert quality. ZONE 5-8

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Spartan Apple Spartan was always one of Grandpa's favorites. It is very

McIntosh-like looking and tasting, but is much firmer and

keeps better. It picks a couple weeks later in the early fall.

The fruit is medium to large, with a dark red mahogany color

and a metallic sheen like McIntosh. The flesh is pure white,

firm, aromatic, and finely flavored. It is a good dessert and

sauce apple. ZONE 4-8

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Valentine Apple Valentine is an old Canadian prairie apple that is very hardy.

The fruit is greenish-yellow with a red flush. The flesh is

rather course but has an excellent taste and is good for fresh

eating or cooking. Ripens in the early mid-season. ZONE 2-8

AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Washington

Strawberry Apple

Washington Strawberry is usually large fruited with waxy

yellow skin mottled and striped with red. The fruit is firm,

yellow fleshed and juicy with a nice sub-acid flavor. It ripens

early in the Fall season in September. The tree is hardy,

healthy and a reliable cropper. The apples will keep well into

December. It may be susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 3-6

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Worcester

Pearmain Apple

Worcester Pearmain is a medium to large sized apple with

dark red skin stippled with white dots over a yellow

background color. The flesh is creamy white, subacid with

good eating quality. It ripens unevenly in early September

about 4 weeks before Red Delicious. The tree is productive.

ZONE 4-8

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APPLE Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Brown's Bitter-

Sharp Hard Cidre

Apple

Brown's Apple was a favorite English cider apple that

produces a clean crisp, bitter-sharp, tangy, fruity cider. The

apple is dark red and the flesh often has red stains. It ripens

in October, but can be biennial. Scab tolerant and very hardy.

ZONE 4-7

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Connell Red

Fireside Apple

Connell Red is a red sport of Fireside. It has large, round,

solid red fruit with has a sweet, mild and aromatic flavor like

Fireside. It is great for eating and cooking. It stores well into

the spring maintaining its crisp juicy texture. It ripens in

October and is a heavy annual producer. Mid-season bloom.

ZONE 3-5

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Cox Orange

Pippin Apple

The Brits think Cox's is the best! Cox's Orange Pippin is

considered by many to be one of the best dessert apples. It

produces medium sized, conical, somewhat dull looking fruit

with red stripes over a tough, smooth orangish skin.

However, the fruit is firm and tender with juicy, aromatic

yellow flesh. It has a distinctive taste. Excellent for all uses

including cider. An early and heavy bearer, it requires heavy

thinning as it blooms late and misses many of the frosts.

Reported to be self-fruitful. It ripens in mid-September to

October, and has a lower chilling hours requirement than

many apples, suitable for more southern, warm area growing.

ZONE 4-10

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APPLE Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Domaines Bitter

Hard Cidre Apple

Domaines is an excellent hard cidre variety that will impart a

bitter flavor to the cidre blend. The tree is a vigorous and

strong limbed grower. It ripens in early October. It is

susceptible to scab and fire blight. ZONE 5-8

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Empire Apple

(Original strain)

Empire is a McIntosh/Jonathan type apple that has very high

dessert quality. It is also good for baking and is an excellent

cider apple. It is medium sized, with round red fruit that are

firm and shiny. The flesh is creamy white, crisp, juicy and

flavorful. It is a hardy annual producer and somewhat self-

fertile. Thin well for larger size. Ripens in mid-September.

ZONE 4-7

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Foxwhelp Bitter

sharp Cidre

Apple

Foxwhelp is an English bitter sharp apple suitable for cidres.

The fruit is small, red, round and russeted. The fruit is juicy

and tart. Ripens in mid-late season, in mid-October and

stores well. A late bloomer requiring other late blooming

pollinators. ZONE 4-9 AVAILABLE FALL 12

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Freedom Apple As its name suggests, Freedom is another of the disease

resistant varieties. It is an attractive apple with bright red

stripes over a clear yellow background. It harvest in mid-

season along with Empire, Idared, Delicious and Jonagold. It

is excellent for fresh eating, sauce, cooking and juice. The

fruit is large. ZONE 5-8

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Gano Apple Gano is an old-time apple that ripens in late September. The

fruit is handsome, medium large with reddish-purple striping

over a light yellow-red flushed skin. The flesh is whitish, firm,

crisp and juicy, with a brisk sub-acid flavor. It stores well.

ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Golden Russet

Apple

Golden Russet of widely considered to be one of the best

cider varieties because of its excellent flavored, sugary juice.

It also is good for drying, fresh eating and cooking. The

medium sized fruit has crisp, juicy, finely textured yellow flesh

and greenish yellow to bronzy russeted skin. It is an excellent

keeper that can last in proper storage will into the Spring. It is

ripens in October. ZONE 4-6

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Grandpa's

Double Red

Idared Apple

Grandpa's Double Red Idared is a selected strain of regular

Idared that shows improved red color all around. Similar in all

other respects. ZONE 4-8

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Grimes Golden

Apple

Grimes Golden is an excellent, medium sized bright golden

yellow apple with fine, crisp, yellow flesh. It has an aromatic,

spicy flavor that is distinctive. It is good for all uses except for

baking. An excellent keeper into the winter. The trees are

moderately vigorous, precocious and consistent yearly bearer.

Considered self-fertile. Ripens mid-season in September thru

October. ZONE 5-8

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Haas Apple Haas is an old-time variety with medium large, conical fruit

that is slightly ribbed. It has greenish-yellow skin with some

varied red striping. The white flesh is juicy and tender, and

sometimes has some red bleeding under the skin. It stores

well and ripens in October. ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE FALL

2012

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Harelson Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Red Harelson is a very hardy, heritage

variety that has stood the test of time. Our strain is a very

attractive red color that has less russetting and ripens earlier

than the original Haralson. The fruit is crisp and juicy and the

flesh white and firm. It has a mild, pleasant flavor. It is good

for all uses. It stores well into the winter. It is extremely hardy

and good for areas that have really cold winters. It harvests

late in September to early October in the north. ZONE 3-8

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Hardy

Cumberland

Apple

Hardy Cumberland is a late season variety ripening in mid-

October. The fruit is medium large with a good crisp, sub-acid

flavor. The flesh is white. It is a bright red blushed apple over

a greenish yellow background. The tree is a mid-season

bloomer. It is quite resistant to apple scab. ZONE 4-9

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Hawkeye Red

Delicious Apple

Hawkeye is the original Red Delicious apple that

revolutionized the apple world when discovered. The fruit is

large, conical, with smooth yellowish skin striped red. The

flesh is delicious and has a sweet distinct flavor that cannot

be matched by newer strains of Red Delicious. It is a unique

experience. ZONE 4-8

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Hopa Edible

Ornamental Crab

Apple

Hopa Crab apple is an edible crab that is also widely planted

as an ornamental. It produces one inch fruit that are bright

red. ZONE 4-7

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Hubbardston

Apple

Hubbardston was a famous and popular New England apple

that produces nice crops of large, excellently flavored apples.

The fruit is hard, crisp, fine-grained, and has a mild, sweet,

sprightly, rich flavor. The skin is mostly red, over a rich yellow

background. It is an excellent winter apple ripening later in

the season during October. ZONE 5-10

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Hyslop Edible

Crab Apple

Hyslop Crab apple is an edible crab that can also be planted

as an ornamental.  The tree is vigorous and very hardy with a

bluish bloom.  It produces one inch fruit that are deep crimson

red.  The fruit is juicy upon ripening, but tends to become dry

and mealy if stored.  Ripens later in the season in October. 

Good for jelly, pickling, and cider blending. ZONE 3-7

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Idagold Apple Idagold is a medium to large sized, oblong apple with a clear

yellow skin and faint reddish blush. The flesh is rich, cream

colored, somewhat course, but firm, juicy, sweet and

aromatic. Idagold ripens just ahead of Rome. It has good

keeping qualities and is an excellent dessert apple. The tree

is vigorous and spreading. ZONE 4-7

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Idared Apple-

Original strain

Idared is an excellent apple that is quite like Jonathan in

flavor, but its flesh is crisp and white. It has a sweet-tart flavor

and is very juicy and flavorful. It has a pinkish red color with a

little striping. It can be used for all purposes and is commonly

used in the commercial pie industry. It stores well and is one

of the most dependable producers of large fruit. ZONE 4-8

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Jonagold Apple-

Original strain

The original Jonagold is one of the finest eating and cooking

apples to ripen in the fall. The golden fruit is unusually large,

with juicy yellow-white flesh. The flavor is very similar to

Jonathan. It will keep for several months, but will tend to get

a "greasy" feeling skin when it gets overripe. Pick earlier if

you plan to store them for long periods, otherwise, eat them in

the fall and early winter when they are at their prime. The less

highly red color strains of Jonagold like this one tend to be

better flavored since they have less red skin pigment. ZONE 5-

8

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Kandil Sinap

Apple

Kandil Sinap produces oblong, creamy yellow fruit with

smooth, porcelain like skin with a washed red blush. The

flesh is finely grained, crisp, juicy and has excellent flavor.

The tree is productive and a regular bearer, but has a

somewhat dwarfish aspect being tall and cylindrical. ZONE 6-

9

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APPLE Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Kingston Black

Bitter-Sharp Hard

Cidre Apple

Kingston Black is one of the few English Cidre apples that can

be used for single-variety cidre. It has a good sugar content

with a bitter sharp flavor class. It has a distinctive flavor all its

own. The fruit is medium sized, round with a dark crimson-

purple color over a yellowish-orange background color. The

tree is vigorous, but is considered a more challenging variety

to grow, requiring careful pruning. It ripens from mid-Sept to

mid-Oct. ZONE 4-6

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Kinsei Apple Kinsei is a Japanese selection that resembles Golden

Delicious, but with more russet and a sweeter flavor. The

apples are slightly aromatic and low acid with firm creamy,

white flesh. It is reported to store quite well. We are not sure

of the ripening or bloom time at this time. ZONE 5-8

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Kogetsu Apple Kogetsu is a Japanese selection that ripens with Gala. The

red medium-large fruit has a creamy white flesh with a nice

sugar to acid balance. It has excellent flavor. It stores well,

but shows some dropping tendencies as it ripens. ZONE 5-8

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Melrose Apple Melrose is a popular apple in Ohio where is originated, but will

grow well in all parts of the country where it is more humid

and rainy. It is an excellent dessert quality apple with great

keeping qualities. It resembles Jonathan in appearance, but

ripens later in the season before Red Rome time. Can be

used for all purposes. ZONE-5-8

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Michelin Bitter-

Sweet Hard Cidre

Apple

Michelin is an old English cider variety that has been found to

be great for cider blending. It has a bittersweet flavor. The

fruits are medium sized, round and yellowish. The tree is an

upright, somewhat spurry grower. It is a heavy, reliable

cropper that ripens in mid-late season, mid-October. It

blooms in mid-season. ZONE 5-8

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Noels des

Champs Bitter-

Sweet Hard Cidre

Apple

Noel des Champs is a hard cidre variety with a bittersweet

character. The tree is hardy, vigorous, precocious and

productive. It is a late bloomer and ripens in late mid-season,

September to October. It appears to be quite disease

tolerant. ZONE 4-8

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Northwest

Greening Apple

Northwest Greening is an old heritage variety that Grandpa

grew up with. It was a popular old winter variety that could

sometimes produce exceptionally large apples almost 5"

across. The fruit is a pale green, that turns yellow when fully

mature. It has a waxy, smooth handsome finish. It is well

known as a good keeper into the winter. It is a good all

purpose sauce, cooking and pie apple with a mild, sub-acid

flavor, but isn't a great fresh eating apple. It ripens mid-late in

the fall. ZONE 3-7

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Nova EasyGro

Apple

Nova EasyGro resembles Cortland in looks and ripening

period. The fruit is only medium sized, round, with a stripy

blush over a pale greenish yellow background. The flesh is

creamy white, smooth, firm, crisp, moderately juicy with a sub-

acid pleasant flavor. It keeps well and is an excellent choice

for the backyard orchard as it is scab resistant. Ripens in

early October. Blooms with McIntosh. ZONE 2-8

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Old Nonpareil

Apple

Old Nonpareil is a good cider apple with excellent flavor. The

apple is small and oblate, with greenish-yellow skin and an

orangish blush. Often it has some streaky russetting. It

ripens late in the season in October. ZONE 4-8

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APPLE Fall-Mid-season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Pound Sweet

Apple

Pound Sweet is not to be confused with Pumpkin Sweet,

although it often shared common names. Pound Sweet is a

very large golden-amber apple with firm yellowish flesh. It has

a sweet unusual flavor and is fine for eating, but best when

baked. The fruit ripens in late mid-season--- September to

October. ZONE 4-7

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Red Delicious

Apple- Non-spur

type

Grandpa's Choice™" Red Delicious is an all-time favorite with

everyone and hardly needs a description. Red Delicious has

been a staple variety in the produce department for years.

Our regular Red Delicious is an older non-spur strain that

retains the crisp white flesh and great taste of Red Delicious.

The tree is vigorous and ripens in mid-season in the fall. Let it

hang to develop best flavor. ZONE 5-8

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Red Delicious

Apple--- Spur

type

Grandpa also offers Spur Red Delicious, which is a more

compact strain of our regular Red Delicious. It is better for

smaller spaces, being almost 2/3 the size of our non-spur

strain. Blooms and harvests the same times. Flavor and

quality is the same. ZONE 5-8

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Red Empire

Apple

Empire is one of the best eating apples you will find. Only

medium in size, it is a steady bearer on grower friendly trees.

The red fruit has a McIntosh-Jonathan like look. The flavor is

excellent with white flesh. The fruit can be used for all

purposes. ZONE 4-8

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Red Jonagold

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Jonagold is one of the finest eating

and cooking apples to ripen in the fall. The red fruit is

unusually large, with juicy yellow-white flesh. The flavor is

very similar to Jonathan. It will keep for several months, but

will tend to get a "greasy" feeling skin when it gets overripe.

Pick earlier if you plan to store them for long periods,

otherwise, eat them in the fall and early winter when they are

at their prime. ZONE 5-8

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Red Westfield

Seek-No-Further

Apple

Red Westfield Seek-No-Further is well suited for fresh eating

and drying. The dried apple has an intensified flavor over the

fresh one. The fruit is medium large with streaky red and

russet over yellow. It is crispy, juicy and aromatic with a

distinctive flavor. It keeps fairly well. Ripens in later

September to October. The tree is hardy and vigorous. ZONE

3-9

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Regent Apple Regent is a hardy, all purpose apple that resembles Red

Delicious somewhat in flavor and shape, but it stands by itself.

The medium sized fruit is bright red over a yellow skin. It has

a pleasing texture and flavor, and is superior to Harelson in

appearance and storage qualities. The tree is vigorous and

productive. Not quite as hardy as others from Minnesota. It

ripens in mid-October. ZONE 4-7

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Roxbury Russet

Apple

Roxbury Russet is a grand old all purpose apple that makes

excellent cider also. The fruit is large, greenish and covered

with a light bronzy russet. The flesh is firm, tender and yellow-

white. It is very sugary and well known for its cider qualities

and its ability to keep into the Spring. Ripens in late

September to October. Quite hardy and vigorous, but with a

tendency to biennial bearing. ZONE 4-8

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Smokehouse

Apple

Smokehouse is a rather flattish, red-striped, yellow apple with

tender, firm, yellowish, very juicy flesh. It has a flavor like

fresh cider. It is very good for cooking, baking, and eating. It

is a long-term keeping lasting into March. The tree is

vigorous and productive. Ripens in September and is very

hardy. ZONE 3-8

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SnowSweet™

Apple

Snowsweet™ is a new apple from Minnesota which ripens

several weeks after Honeycrisp™. Its most outstanding

feature is its flavor, which is described as sweet with a tart

balance and rich overtones, almost buttery. The tree is

extremely hardy and will grow well in cold climates. The fruit

is large, oblate, with a beautiful red-bronze blush over a

greenish yellow background. ZONE 4-8

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Spigold Apple Farmers who grew Spigold loved the apple, but it never made

it commercially. Spigold is an exceptionally high quality with

firm, fine grained, crisp yellow flesh. It stores very well. It has

a flavor that combines Northern Spy and Golden Delicious

into a superior blend. It is good for fresh eating, cooking and

baking. The tree is a strong, hardy grower. It blooms late and

requires a pollinizer as it is a triploid. Ripens in October

about a week before Northern Spy. ZONE 3-10

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Sweet Coppin

Sweet Cider

Apple

Sweet Coppin is predominantly known for is good sweet cider

characteristics, but it can also be eaten fresh. The medium

large apples are yellow, but somewhat soft fleshed. They are

low in tannin and acid content. It makes a good full bodied

cider without blending other varieties. Ripens in mid-October

and appears tolerant of fire blight. ZONE 4-7

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Tolman Sweet

Apple

Tolman Sweet has always been a highly prized apple for

baking, stewing and cider. The fruit is medium large, round,

with a pale yellow skin that make show some blushing and

russetting. Often there is a distinct suture line running from

top to bottom. The fruit is quite hard, firm, white fleshed and

rather fine. It has an excellent sweet flavor that makes good

cider. The tree is a reliable bearer and a late bloomer. It can

be somewhat biennial. Very hardy and healthy, but somewhat

susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 3-6

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Tompkins

County King

Apple

Tomkins County King is a very large apple that has proven

good for all uses from dessert, pies, sauce, cider and drying.

The fruit is smooth, yellow with an orangish red, and some

striping. The flesh is yellow, tender and course, but has a

rich, sub-acid balanced flavor. It is not a good storage apple,

showing water-core and greasiness overtime. The tree is

dwarfish, but precocious and somewhat vigorous. The variety

is a tri-ploid so requires cross pollinator with another normal

variety. ZONE 4-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

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Tremlett's Bitter

Sweet Cider

Apple

Tremlett's Bitter is a classic, bitter-sweet hard cider variety.

The medium sized fruit is firm and the juice is bittersweet.

Great for blending. It blooms very early and requires another

early pollinator. Ripens over a two week period in October. It

is scab tolerant. ZONE 6-9

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Turley Winesap

Apple

Turley Winesap is similar to Stayman Winesap, but ripens

about a week earlier. It does not crack like ordinary Stayman.

The fruit is large, firm, white fleshed, crisp and juicy. It is a

multi-purpose apple, but does not have as "winey" a flavor as

Stayman or regular Winesap. The tree is strong and

vigorous. ZONE 5-8

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Twenty Ounce

Apple

Twenty Ounce used to be one of the premier cooking apples

for over a 100 years. It is also a high quality dessert apple.

The fruit is very large--- greenish with attractive broad red

stripes. The flesh is fairly firm and white. The tree is medium

sized but vigorous. It is an early and productive bearer. It

ripens unevenly through September and October.. ZONE 4-8

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Wagener Apple Wagener is a medium to large size, distinctly knobby,

irregular five sided flat fruit. It has thin, glassy smooth skin

which is light yellow with pale red striping and mottling. The

flesh is tender, crisp, firm, fine grained and has a subacid

aromatic flavor that resembles Northern Spy. It is a great

sauce and cider variety. The tree is smallish, hardy, early and

prolific bearing. It keeps for long periods. Ripens in late

season, mid-late October. ZONE 4-9

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Yellow Bellflower

Apple

Yellow Bellflower is a fine winter dessert apple. It is lemon-

yellow with white russety dots and a slight pink blush. The

fruit is usually large, elongated and sometimes lopsided. It

can bruise easily. The creamy flesh is crisp and firm with a

sweet, subacid flavor. It can be used for all purposes. When

picked early on the tart side it will keeps for several months

and mellow up. The tree is healthy and vigorous. Ripens in

October. ZONE 4-8

ALL

ROOTS

G

APPLE Fall-Late season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Ashmead's

Kernel Apple

Ashmead's Kernel bears medium sized, greenish yellow fruits

often with a heavy brownish russet. It is usually a flattish,

round apple, but sometimes it can be conical. The yellowish

flesh is crisp, sweet, juicy and aromatic, but is somewhat tart

when harvested in late October. It reaches peak flavor in

early November. For flavor it is highly rated. It is a good cider

variety and the fruit will keep for several months. Very hardy

to about -40 degrees. The tree appears vigorous and early

bearing. ZONE 3-7

ALL

ROOTS

G

Baldwin Apple Baldwin is a large winter apple with bright red skin. The

yellow flesh is crispy, aromatic and juicy. It is an excellent all

purpose heirloom apple and keeps well. The tree is very

vigorous. It is a triploid variety so needs pollination from

regular varieties. Ripens mid-to late season. ZONE 4-7

ALL

ROOTS

G

Black Twig Apple Black Twig has medium-large fruit that is red flushed over a

greenish-yellow skin. It is very firm with yellow flesh. It is

quite tart, but excellent for eating and cider. Reported

resistant to many apple diseases. Ripens in mid-late season.

ZONE 6-9 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

ALL

ROOTS

G

Boskoop Apple Boskoop has been a well known and favorite old all purpose

apple in England for years. It has large, greenish-yellow fruit

with red blush. It is crisp and tangy and highly aromatic.

Great for dessert, cooking and baking. It keeps well and

mellows and sweetens in storage. It is late ripening in

November. Boskoop is a triploid variety and needs to be

pollinated with another non-triploid variety. ZONE 3-6

ALL

ROOTS

G

Bramley's Sharp

Hard Cidre Apple

Bramley's Seedling is a large, flat, firm apple with greenish-

yellow skin. It is great for baking and cooking as well as being

a good cider apple, with firm, juicy, sharply acidic flesh. It is

high in Vitamin C. It is scab and mildew resistant, blooms

late, but is a triploid, so must be pollinated by other late

blooming apples. It bears heavily, but can be biennial. It can

become greasy skinned in storage and is only a fair keeper.

Ripens in late October to November. ZONE 4-9

ALL

ROOTS

G

Brown Snout

Bitter-Sweet

Hard Cidre Apple

Brown Snout is a strictly cider variety that produces a

bittersweet cider. The fruit is smallish with greenish-yellow

skin. It often has a patch of russet at the blossom end that

identifies it by its name. Susceptible to fire blight. Late

ripening in October to November. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

G

V-16

APPLE Fall-Late season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Brown Thorn

Bitter-Sweet

Hard Cidre Apple

Brown Thorn is a cider apple that produces a bitter-sweet

cidre. The trees is only moderately vigorous and is very

susceptible to fire blight. It ripens late in the season. It is a

late bloomer. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

G

Cameo® Apple Grandpa's Choice™ Cameo® is a new variety that almost

everyone likes. It is a large, fairly attractive red-striped apple

with excellent, sweet-tart flavor and crisp, juicy flesh. It stores

well, even in the refrigerator. It picks quite late in the fall, so

don't rush to pick it before its time. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Criterion Apple Criterion is a very attractive golden delicious type apple with a

reddish pink bluish. Good for all uses. The flesh is creamy,

with a mildly sweet aromatic flavor. The tree is large,

spreading and productive. The fruit is conical like a red

delicious. Ripens in late mid-season in mid-October in

Michigan. ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

ALL

ROOTS

G

Enterprise Apple Enterprise is a excellent, red color, disease resistant variety,

with medium to large size and good keeping qualities.

Resembles an Idared or Red Spy in appearance. Flavor is

moderately acid when harvested, but mellows nicely after

storage. It harvests late in the fall season with Rome. ZONE

5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Esopus

Spitzenburg

Apple

Esopus Spitzenburg is a connoisseurs delight with medium to

large, round, orangish red fruits. The skin is tough and has

russety dots and hard to see stripes. The flesh is juicy, crisp,

fine grained and yellow with a spicy, aromatic flavor which

improves with storage. It ripens unevenly from October

through November, but keeps well in storage through spring.

ZONE 4-10

ALL

ROOTS

G

Grandpa's

Golden Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Golden Rezista® is an attractive yellow-green

apple. It is a high quality dessert apple, with a very unique

lemony, spicy taste unlike any other. The fruit is finely

textured and very juicy. The medium large size fruit will

change to yellow during storage, and it holds well. It harvests

in mid-season, a few days after Yellow Delicious and will hang

well on the tree. It is hardier than most yellow apples. Scab

resistant but susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 4-8

ALL

ROOTS

E

Grandpa's Rome-

like Rezista®

Apple

Grandpa's Rome-like Rezista® is an attractive bright red and

yellow bi-colored apple. It is only medium in size. The fruit is

finely textured, juicy, and sweet tart with a slightly spicy taste.

It stores and holds well on and off the tree. Harvest in early to

mid-October. It is reported to be hardy to Zone 4. Scab

resistant, but susceptible to fire blight. ZONE 4-8

ALL

ROOTS

E

Keepsake Apple Keepsake may not be the prettiest apple to look at, but it is a

good one for the northern backyard because it is a heavy

cropper of medium sized red apples that keep thru to Spring.

When picked the fruit is hard and very crisp with a strong

aromatic flavor. It mellows with storage and becomes a fine

eating apple in January. Ripens late in the season in

October. ZONE 3-8

ALL

ROOTS

E

King David Apple King David produces dark red fruit over a greenish

background color. The fruit is medium sized, firm, crisp,

spicy, juicy, yellow fleshed and is very flavorful. It is good for

all uses from cider to sauce, pies, and eating. It is a late

ripening variety but never seems to drop. Pick when fully red

colored. Resistant to fire blight. ZONE 5-8 AVAILABLE

FALL 2012

ALL

ROOTS

G

V-17

APPLE Fall-Late season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Mutsu or Crispin

Apple

Mutsu, or Crispin as it is called in New York and out East, was

one of Grandpa's favorites, but not good enough to be a

"Choice" variety. Mutsu is a very large, golden apple that

picks late in the season. It can produce prodigious amounts

of apples. The fruit is very similar to Golden Delicious in

flavor when it mellows after a few weeks of storage. ZONE 5-

8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Northern Spy

Apple

Northern Spy may be one of the world's ugliest fruits, but it

sure makes great pies! Northern Spy is a large, round,

somewhat flat apple with greenish-yellow fruit and some red

blushing and striping. The fruit is fine grained, very firm and

crisp, and somewhat yellow fleshed. The flavor is tart and

sub acid. It keeps for exceptional lengths and is a favorite for

pie making since it keeps its texture so well after baking. It is

very hardy, well adapted to cold climes, because of its late

bloom. Picks late in the fall. ZONE 4-8

ALL

ROOTS

C

NovaSpy Apple Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ NovaSpy is a good scab

resistant alternative to Northern Spy, which it resembles. The

fruit is medium size with some stripy, dark red blush. The

flesh is creamy yellow, fine textured and very firm and crisp.

It is moderately juicy, slightly acidic and has very good flavor.

Excellent for fresh eating or pies, like Spy is. Ripens after

Red Delicious and before regular Northern Spy. It stores and

holds well. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Opalescent

Apple

Opalescent is a large fruited apple with smooth skin that is

completely red, turning to carmine or purplish. The fruit is

firm, juicy, mildly subacid with yellow flesh. It t ripens in late

fall. The skin becomes greasy in storage. ZONE 5-7

AVAILABLE FALL 2012

ALL

ROOTS

G

Prairie Spy Apple Prairie Spy is an attractive Northern Spy-type apple. It has

large fruit that are red over a yellow background. The fruit is

very crisp, juicy, and has an excellent flavor. It can be used

for most purposes. It stores well for several months and the

flavor improves with storage. The tree is very hardy, vigorous

, and productive. It bears earlier than Northern Spy. It is a

late bloomer, and suitable for frostier locations. An excellent

alternative to Northern Spy for the backyard! ZONE 3-9

ALL

ROOTS

G

Querina® Apple Querina® is a new scab and mildew resistant late ripening

variety. The fruit is firm, juicy and tasty. It usually ripens into

a solid red color. It ripens 2-3 weeks after Golden Delicious in

mid-late October. The tree is vigorous and somewhat upright.

ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

E

Red Rome Apple Grandpa's Choice (TM) Red Rome is an old time favorite for

cooking, baking, cider and drying. Rome is a medium to large

size apple, with all red skin, and very firm, hard, white flesh. It

ripens late in the season. Its fresh flavor is appreciated by

some, but Grandpa always swore that if he ate one right off

the tree, he would have to buy new dentures because they

were so hard. But, after mellowing and ripening, they have a

nice, sub-acid pleasant flavor. ZONE 4-8

ALL

ROOTS

A

Red Stayman

Apple

Red Stayman is a real old time variety that is still very popular

in the south. It is a medium to large apple with a tart, rich,

wine-like flavor. The fruit is a dull red, and the skin is often

rather rough, not taking a real shine like most apples. It

ripens late in the season and is an excellent keeper. Most

people like it for baking and cider, but others like its unique

flavor as a dessert apple. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

V-18

APPLE Fall-Late season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Red Winesap

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Winesap is an old-time favorite in

many places. It is a medium size, dark red apple that is great

for cooking and cider because of its aromatic fragrance and

rich, spicy flavor. Resistant to fire blight and ripens mid-

October-early November. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Spijon Apple Spijon resembles Jonathan in flavor and quality, but ripens

later in the season with Northern Spy. It is a large, dark red,

blushed apple with firm, light yellow flesh. The fruit is

subacid, slightly tart, but with very good eating and processing

qualities. It will store for several months. The tree is

productive. ZONE 4-8

ALL

ROOTS

G

WineCrisp™

'Co-op 31' Apple

WineCrisp™ is one of the newest disease resistant apples.

As its name suggests, it is reminiscent of the old Winesap. It

has medium sized, deep red, non-glossy fruits that ripen a

couple weeks after Red Delicious in mid-October. The flesh

is crisp and has a good mix of sweet and tart. It will store for

a long period. The tree is moderately vigorous and semi-

spreading. It is resistant to fire blight and mildew, but

somewhat susceptible to cedar apple rust. ZONE 4-9

ALL

ROOTS

D

Winesap

Heirloom Apple

Winesap is a favorite apple in the South where it is well

known for it long keeping characteristics. It is only a medium

sized dark red fruit. The flesh is very crisp, juicy, yellow with a

spicy, wine-like flavor and aroma. It can be used for many

purposes including cider. It is a heavy producer. It ripens in

October. Requires a pollinator and should not be relied on to

pollinate other varieties. It shows some resistance to fire

blight and cedar apple rust. ZONE 5-10

ALL

ROOTS

G

Winter Banana

Apple

Winter Banana is one of the most beautiful apples in

appearance. It is a large apple with strikingly beautiful pale

yellow, waxy skin usually blushed with a delicate rosy pink.

Flesh is moderately firm, slightly coarse, crisp, tangy and

juicy. It's distinctive, aromatic flavor, similar to a banana, is a

favorite for cider and fresh eating. Ripens during October and

November. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

York Apple York is a popular eating, cooking and processing apple in the

Northeast. Grandpa's strain is highly colored and quite spurry

and more compact than ordinary York. ZONE 4-7

ALL

ROOTS

D

APPLE Very Late Fall season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Arkansas Black

Apple

Arkansas Black is a old-time heritage variety that has been a

favorite in the south for years. It is very late maturing, along

with Granny Smith and Braeburn. When mature it has very

dark, almost black skin. The fruit has a distinctive tart flavor

and can be used for many purposes. ZONE 6-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Ben Davis Apple Ben Davis was one of the most widely grown apples after the

Civil War. It is a large red-striped fruit with hard, course, white

flesh. It is known as an exceptional keeper, reportedly lasting

into June and July. It ripens late and is a good pollinator for

other apples. Hardy to Zone 3. It has some disease

resistance. ZONE 3-7 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

ALL

ROOTS

G

Braeburn Apple Braeburn is one of the most popular apples in the produce

section. It is a large, conical, very dense fleshed red apple

with a nice sweet, but tart flavor. Reminiscent of Jonathan in

some ways. Very crisp and juicy. It is one of the latest

picking apples in the fall. Wait as long as possible for the

best quality--- wait for its background color to change from

green to yellow. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

V-19

APPLE Very Late Fall season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Caville Blanc

Apple

Caville Blanc was a favorite apple of Thomas Jefferson and

France's Louis XIII. It an excellent sauce, cooking and

dessert apple with tender, sweet-spicy, yellowish-white flesh

with a flavorful, banana-like aroma. It is reported to have

more Vitamin C than an orange. The fruit is only medium-

large sized with pale red dots on its greenish-white skin. It is

an excellent keeper. It is resistant to scab, but not to cedar

apple rust. Late ripening around November. ZONE 5-9

ALL

ROOTS

G

GoldRush Apple GoldRush is a very fine, high quality disease resistant golden

apple with a pretty blush. It is one of the latest harvesting

apples, so may not ripen properly in many northern areas.

However, letting it hang as long as possible and storing for a

while before eating will allow it to mellow. It is very firm, crisp

and juicy. Tart at harvest it will develop a very rich, well

balanced flavor after a few weeks of storage. It stores very

well. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Granny Smith

Apple

Grandpa's Choice™ Granny Smith is another of the most

popular varieties that almost needs no description. Go into

any produce department and Grannies will be right next to

Red and Golden Delicious. The popularity of Granny is that it

is a brilliant green, very crisp, very tart apple. It can be used

for many purposes. Granny Smith is one of the latest ripening

varieties, so "let it hang" until the first snow flurries in early

November for the best flavor. Ripens better in longer growing

seasons. In many cooler climates, it will get a little red blush

rather than stay totally bright green. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

A

Lady Decorative

Hard Cidre Apple

Lady Apple is a very unique apple. The fruit looks miniature

with a glossy red cheek on a creamy yellow smooth skin. It

has crisp, juicy, highly aromatic flesh that should not be

peeled as much of the fragrance is in the skin. It is an

excellent cider variety also. It keeps well through May,

ripening late in November. It is often used in decorations as

the fruit looks just like a miniature, waxed apple! ZONE 4-9

ALL

ROOTS

G

Newtown or

Yellow Pippin

Apple

Newtown or Yellow Pippin is not the most beautiful apple in

the world, but has a rich, juicy flavor with a piney tartness. It

is medium to large and has excellent dessert quality. The fruit

is green, breaking to light yellow when ripe. It ripens late in

the season, just ahead of Granny Smith. ZONE 5-8

ALL

ROOTS

D

Red Fuji Apple-

Main season

Grandpa's Choice™ Red Fuji apple is our selection of the

world famous late harvesting Fuji that everyone sees in the

produce store. It ripens late in the fall season, with Braeburn

and Granny Smith. It can be very successfully grown in most

Zone 5 areas, but will not mature to its full sweetness usually.

Flavor though is excellent. ZONE 6-8

ALL

ROOTS

C

PEARSPears on Semi-Standard OHxF 87 or 97 roots- use Price

Code for variety. ADD $ 2 for Semi-Dwarf OHxF 333.

PEAR Very Early Summer--- Listed alphabetically.PRICE

CODE

Clapp's Favorite

Pear

Clapp's Favorite Pear is very large, elongated, long-necked

fruit that is green colored when immature, but ripens to a

lemony yellow. It's white flesh is fine-grained, very sweet and

highly flavored - great for dessert, fresh eating and canning.

Trees are strong, sturdy, very hardy and vigorous. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

E

V-20

Harrow Delight

Pear

Harrow Delight is an excellent, early ripening backyard pear.

The fruit is medium size with an attractive red blush over a

yellow background. The flesh is very smooth and less gritty

than most pears. It is highly fire-blight resistant!! Ripens near

or ahead of Clapp's in early August. ZONE 4-7

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

Red Clapp's or

Kalle Pear

The same pear as Clapp's Favorite, but with a beautiful red

skin and finish. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

EUbileen Pear Ubileen is a large, early season pear, ripening in early to mid-

July. The fruit is large. The flesh is buttery and smooth and

of good flavor. A great dessert pear that doesn't store for long

periods. The tree is vigorous and disease resistant. ZONE 5-

9 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

PEAR Summer--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Bartlett Pear Grandpa's Choice™ Bartlett Pear is the "gold" standard of

pears. A favorite dessert and canning pear, it's large fruit has

a smooth, attractive appearance that is highlighted by its

golden color and classic shape. It is smooth, juicy and white

fleshed, with just a bit of tartness. These long-lived trees are

medium sized, compact, upright and highly productive early

bearers of fruit that ripen in mid-August to mid-September.

ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

A

Semi-

Dwarf

C

Hudar Pear Hudar is known for its extreme hardiness, almost to -50. The

fruit is yellow, sweet and juicy. Good for fresh eating and

canning. It ripens in the very early season. ZONE 3-8

AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

Moonglow Pear Grandpa's Nature's Friendly™ Moonglow Pear is for home

gardens. It is a medium-large, dull yellow fruit with a pink

blush and it's white flesh is mildly juicy, soft and has a smooth

texture. It's excellent, mild flavor with almost no grit cells

makes it an excellent pear for fresh use and canning. Ripens

from mid August to mid September, just before Bartlett.

ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

E

Red Bartlett Pear The same pear as regular Bartlett, but a red strain that has

much better red color and a beautiful finish. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

EShinseiki Asian

Pear

Shinseiki Asian Pear is an early season Asian pear with

yellow skin and very little russet. The fruit is medium in size

with smooth creamy white flesh and a sweet, mild taste.

Shinseiki is one of the earliest Asian pears, ripening in mid-

summer a couple weeks before Twentieth Century or Hosui.

ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

Shinsui Asian

Pear

Shinsui is one of the earliest ripening Asian pears, ripening

before Shinseiki in mid-August. The fruit is medium sized,

globular to oblate, with smooth yellow skin covered in an

orange-brown russet. The fruit is crisp and juicy and has

good flavor for an early pear. The fruit will keep for up to six

weeks. ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Stacey Pear Stacey is a small pear that is very sweet and early. Ripens in

early-mid August. Harvest the fruit before fully ripened and let

ripen in cool storage. It is a vigorous grower. ZONE 2-6

AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

Summercrisp

Pear

Summercrisp is a medium sized pear, that when eaten green

resembles Asian pears with its sweet, crisp flesh. Harvested

green it will store for a couple months. Fire blight resistant

and a good annual producer. Ripens in mid-August. Not a

good canner, for fresh eating only. ZONE 4-8 AVAILABLE

FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

V-21

PEAR Summer--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Sunrise Pear Sunrise is a fire blight resistant early season pear that ripens

a couple weeks before Bartlett, close to Clapp's Favorite time.

It has a yellow skin with a slight pink blush and little

russetting. The fruit has a sweet pleasant flavor and will store

for a couple months. Harvests in mid-late August. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Twentieth

Century Asian

Pear

In Japan they call it Nijisseikii, but the English translation is

Twentieth Century. Now you know some Japanese! Asian

pears are sometimes called apple pears, because they

typically are round, juicy and more crunchy like apples. There

is no graininess in this variety. The fruit is smooth skinned

and ripens from a greenish to a semi-glossy, greenish yellow

color. It is sweet, but rather bland. Ripens late in the

summer, hangs well, and stores well. ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

PEAR Early Fall season-- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Blake's Pride

Pear

Blake's Pride is a fire blight resistant pear that ripens about a

week after Bartlett. The fruit is medium sized. Its yellow fruit

is aromatic and excellent. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Douglas Pear Douglas pear is fire blight proof and disease resistant. The

fruit is golden yellow, sweet, juicy, and white fleshed. It is

best used fresh. The tree is very precocious, often fruiting the

first year after planting. Good for areas where pear growing is

difficult. ZONE 4-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

Easter Pear Easter pear is an old-time heirloom pear. It is known for its

excellent keeping qualities. It is a large yellow pear with a red

cheek. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

FHosui Asian Pear Hosui Asian Pear is an attractive fruit with golden gusseted

skin. It's flesh is firm, juicy, sweet, and mildly flavored with

good quality. Trees are vigorous and spreading. Ripens from

mid-August to late September depending on location. ZONE 6-

8

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

Kosui Asian Pear Kosui is a medium-large Asian pear that ripens in late August,

just after Hosui. The fruit is covered with a yellowish-bronze

russet and is crisp, sweet, juicy and low-acid. ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Magness Pear Magness is a medium size, short, oval, greenish-yellow pear

with dark spots and light russetting. It has soft, juicy flesh that

is almost free of grit cells and it's tough skin red reduces

insect damage and helps it store well. Trees are moderately

vigorous, spreading, and very resistant to fire blight. It ripens

about a week after Bartlett. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Naju Asian Pear Naju is a very large, gusseted Asian pear. It is very sweet,

crisp and juicy. It ripens after Twentieth Century in mid-

September. ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Potomac Pear Potomac has moderate sized, light green fruit with a buttery,

fine textured flesh. The flavor is pleasingly sub acid with a

mild aroma. Trees are moderately vigorous with good fire

blight resistance. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

V-22

PEARLate season- Early Fall--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Anjou Pear Anjou Pear is a favorite European winter eating pear with

large, conical, short-necked fruit that is light green with slightly

brown russetting. It has mild, fine textured white flesh with a

delicate aroma. Trees are large, vigorous, hardy, very

productive and early bearers that ripen in late September.

Fruit will store for very long periods, and actually improve in

quality after a couple months of proper storage. ZOINE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

A

Semi-

Dwarf

C

Atago Asian Pear Atago is a large, golden gusseted Asian pear ripening in mid-

September. It is very firm, crisp, and juicy. ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Bosc Pear The Bosc Pear is medium to large, dark yellow fruit with

brownish gusseted skin and a long, gourd-shaped neck. It is

tender, aromatic, juicy, smooth textured and white fleshed

with a rich, slightly acid flavor that is great for eating, baking

and drying. Trees are large, upright, slow growing and late

blooming, but are also very productive and reliable. It

harvests very late in September. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

A

Semi-

Dwarf

C

Forelle or

German Pear

Forelle pear is a small to medium sized winter pear that has a

green background color, with red "trout-like" speckles. When

ripe it turns a golden yellow with a bright red blush. The flesh

is high quality and good for fresh eating. The fruit is known

for its long keeping qualities and can be stored into the spring.

ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

Golden Russet®

Bosc Pear

Golden Russet® Bosc Pear is a sport of the Bosc Pear and is

long and symmetrical with a uniform, golden russet. It's flesh

is yellowish-white and ripens about the same time as Anjou.

The trees are large and vigorous. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

E

Harrow Sweet

Pear

Harrow Sweet is an excellent late season pear, ripening with

Bosc. It is known for its high quality fruit and early production.

It has very good cold hardiness and resistance to fire blight.

The fruit is yellow skinned with a red blush and only a very

slight russetting. The flesh is white, very sweet and juicy and

flavorful. It will keep well. ZONE 4-8

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

Kieffer Pear Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Kieffer pear is an old-time

favorite of pear lovers. It has large, long golden-yellow fruit

often with some crimson blush. It has crisp, juicy, white flesh

that is slightly course, with a musky aroma. It is excellent for

canning, baking, pear honey and preserves. It is extra hardy,

but does well even in hotter climates. It is practically immune

to fire blight! Ripens in mid-September to October. ZONE 4-9

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

E

Lincoln Pear Lincoln Pear is a mid-late season ripening pear in September.

The fruit is large and golden. The tree is exceptionally hardy

and reliable and reportedly resistant to fire blight. Somewhat

resembles Bartlett. ZONE 4-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

Luscious Pear Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Luscious pear is very hardy and

resistant to fire blight. It is an excellent dessert pear, but not

well suited to canning. The fruit is medium size, bright yellow

with a little red blush. Flavor is similar but more intense than

Bartlett. It is a juicy, pleasant and sweet flavored pear that is

good for northern, cold climates. It ripens in late September.

ZONE 4-7

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

V-23

PEARLate season- Early Fall--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Parker Pear Parker Pear is very hardy and ripens in early September in

mid-season. The fruit is medium-large, yellow-bronze with

some red blush. The flesh is fine grained, tender, sweet and

juicy and the visible grit cells soften with maturity.

Susceptible to scab and fire blight. ZONE 3-7

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Patten Pear Patten Pear is one of the hardiest pears and is suitable for

cold regions. The fruit resembles Bartlett and is medium

large ad good quality. Good for eating, but only fair for

canning. It should be picked about a week before maturity

and then allowed to ripen. It is a good pollinator for other

pears. It is moderately resistant to fire blight. It ripens in late

September. ZONE 2-5 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Savignac Pear Savignac is an extremely hardy pear with excellent eating

quality. The fruit is very sweet and juicy with little grit. Ripens

in September. ZONE 2-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

Seckel or Sugar

Pear

Seckel is commonly called a Sugar Pear and although it isn't

the prettiest fruit, it is one of the best quality dessert pears. It

is small and yellowish brown with fine grained, smooth, and

extremely sweet juicy flesh. It has a distinctive, spicy, rich,

aromatic flavor and is also ideal for pickling, spicing and

canning whole. This fruit ripens in September and the trees

are productive, slow growing and reliable. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

A

Semi-

Dwarf

C

Shenandoah

Pear

Shenandoah is a fire blight resistant European pear that

ripens in mid-late September, about a month after Bartlett. It

is a large pear that has a Bartlett like shape. The fruit has

greenish-yellow skin speckled with dots. It stores very well for

several months. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

Sierra Pear Sierra is an excellent pear, similar to Bartlett, but of finer

quality. It is fine texture, thin skinned, and must be grown with

care because of its tender fruit quality. Ripens with Anjou in

mid-September. Stores well. Moderately scab and fire blight

resistant. Good for the backyard grower. ZONE 4-8

AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

Vermont Beauty

Pear

Vermont Beauty is an old pear variety that is known for its

hardiness and rich flavor. It ripens about a week after Seckel

pear. The fruit is medium sized, yellow with a bright red

cheek. The flesh is tender and juicy. ZONE 3-7 AVAILABLE

FALL 2012

Semi-

Standard

G Semi-

Dwarf

I

Yoinashi™ Asian

Pear

Yoinashi™ is an excellent, large Asian pear that ripens in Mid-

September. The fruit is orangish-brown with a russety finish.

It has an excellent crisp, rich, aromatic flavor. ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

PEAR Late Season- Fall--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Comice Pear Comice pear is a premium dessert pear with rich, juicy, firm,

sweet, fine-textured flesh. Fruit is large, broad based, narrow

necked and greenish yellow with a red blush and light russet.

This erratic cropper has large, very vigorous trees. Ripens

late in the season after Bosc. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

E

Concorde® Pear Concorde® is an excellent new fresh variety from England. It

has very attractive, long yellow fruit. The fruit is medium sized

with excellent crisp, white flesh. It has excellent flavor and

keeps well. It ripens late in the season after Comice and

Bosc. ZONE 5-8

Semi-

Standard

D

Semi-

Dwarf

F

V-24

Flemish Beauty

Pear

Grandpa's Choice TM) Flemish Beauty Pear is an excellent

hardy pear for cold locations. Large, roundish and uniform in

size and shape. Reddish blushed color on a clear yellow skin.

The yellowish-white flesh is firm, but tender--- becoming

melting when riper. Sweet and aromatic with a musky flavor.

Good for eating out of hand and drying. Strong growing,

productive, very hardy, and an early and heavy producer.

Ripens in early fall from mid-September through early

October. ZONE 4-8

Semi-

Standard

C

Semi-

Dwarf

E

New Arirang

Asian Pear

New Arirang is very large, gusseted Asian pear. Fruits

sometimes can average over 1 pound. It has an excellent,

distinctive flavor and a high sugar content. It remains crisp

even if kept in non-refrigerated coolers up into late March. It

ripens late in the season in mid-October. ZONE 6-8

Semi-

Standard

E Semi-

Dwarf

G

CHERRYCherries on Standard Mazzard or Mahaleb roots--- use

Price Code for variety. ADD $ 4 for Dwarf or Semi-Dwarf

Gisela® roots.

CHERRY Very Early Season--- Listed alphabetically.PRICE

CODE

Black Tartarian

Dark Sweet

Cherry

Black Tartarian Cherry is an excellent dark, juicy, sweet

cherry for the backyard orchard. It is an early bearer, and an

excellent producer of good crops of sweet, full flavored

cherries. It is an excellent pollinator for other sweet cherries.

It ripens early in the season. Zone 5-7

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Grandpa's Early

Black™ Sweet

Cherry

Grandpa's Early Black™ Sweet Cherry is one of the earliest

ripening dark sweet cherries suitable for the eastern growing

areas. It is crack resistant, hardy, and a good eater. Zone 5/8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

CHERRYEarly Season--- Bing Season--- Listed

AlphabeticallyCODE

Benton™ Dark

Sweet Cherry

(Self-fertile)

Benton™ is an excellent self-fertile dark sweet cherry that

ripens in the Bing season. The fruit has exceptional flavor

that is both sweet and acidic. Blooms later than Bing. Zone 5-

8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Bing Dark Sweet

Cherry

Grandpa's Choice™ Bing Dark Sweet Cherry is a deep

mahogany colored fruit that is firm and juicy. Known as the

standard for flavor, it has meaty, purple flesh. Bing has a

moderate cracking tendency, and is recommended for areas

with less rainfall during harvest season. Zone 5-8

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

Emperor Francis

Blush Sweet

Cherry

Emperor Francis Blush Sweet Cherries ripen in June with an

outstanding flavor. Fruit is large, high quality and yellowish-

white. Trees are very hardy, productive and reliable. quite

crack resistant. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Kristin Dark

Sweet Cherry

Kristin Dark Sweet Cherry is known for being one of the

hardiest cherries. It does well in Zone 5 and in the milder

parts of Zone 4. It has large dark purplish fruit approaching 1

inch, which is meaty, juicy and tasty. It is a good producer

and is recommended for tough sweet cherry growing areas. It

ripens early in the season with Schmidt, Van, and Emperor

Francis. Zone 4-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Schmidt's

Bigarreau Dark

Sweet Cherry

Schmidt's Bigarreau Dark Sweet Cherry is one of the earliest

of the large, hard fleshed sweet cherries. It is a deep

mahogany fruit with a pleasingly sweet and rich flavor. The

trees are vigorous and hardy. Ripens in early July. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Summit Dark

Sweet Cherry

Summit Dark Sweet Cherry is a large, heart shaped, small

pitted sweet cherry with good flavor. fairly resistant to

cracking. Ripens in mid-June around Bing time. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

V-25

CHERRY Mid- Season--- Listed Alphabetically CODE

BlackGold™

Dark Sweet

Cherry (Self-

fertile)

Grandpa's Choice™ BlackGold™ Dark Sweet Cherry is a

large, black sweet cherry that ripens one week after Bing and

is self-fertile and an excellent pollinator for other late blooming

varieties. The tree is frost resistant and very hardy.

BlackGold™ is quite crack resistant. Zone 5-8

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

Danube® Tart

Cherry

Danube® Tart Cherry is a new cultivar for the United States.

The fruit is medium to large, dark red, and sweeter than

Montmorency. The trees are very productive. It ripens earlier

than Montmorency and has red juice and flesh. It is great for

eating out of hand or cooking. It has good keeping qualities

for a tart cherry. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Hedelfingen Dark

Sweet Cherry

The Hedelfingen Dark Sweet Cherry is an old European

variety good for fresh eating, freezing and canning. Fruit is

large, firm and black. Trees are vigorous, healthy early

bearing reliable producers that ripen midseason. It is quite

crack resistant. Zone 5-8

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

Hudson Dark

Sweet Cherry

Hudson is a good, sweet black sweet cherry that is more

crack-resistant than most cherries. It ripens later in the

season and hangs well on the tree. It is moderately

productive and hardy. Zone 5-8

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

Jubileum® Tart

Cherry

Jubileum® Tart Cherry is a very early maturing, dark purplish-

red tart cherry variety, ripening ten days before Montmorency.

It is dark fleshed and excellent to start the season. It hangs

very well on the tree, just getting sweeter and sweeter. Great

for fresh eating or any use. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Rainier Blush

Sweet Cherry

Grandpa's Choice™ Rainier Blush Sweet Cherry's skin color

is golden yellow with a considerable amount of red blush. The

fruit is very large and firm, and it's clear colored flesh has a

distinctly different flavor. The tree is vigorous, hardy, and

productive. Rainier is reported to be quite crack resistant, but

is not as hardy in cold areas as most other blush varieties.

Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Royal Anne

Blush Sweet

Cherry

Grandpa's Choice™ Royal Anne Blush Sweet Cherry is a very

old French variety. It has large, firm, light yellow fruit with a

beautiful rose blush. Is considered one of the best for

canning because of it's firm, juicy and sweet flesh. It does not

tend to crack as much as other blush cherries and so is good

for the eastern areas. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Stella Dark Sweet

Cherry (Self-

fertile)

Grandpa's Choice™ Stella Dark Sweet Cherry is a large, good

quality fruit from vigorous and productive trees. It is self-fertile

so requires no pollinators. It is somewhat susceptible to

cracking. Zone 5-8

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

Ulster Dark

Sweet Cherry

Ulster is an excellent dark sweet cherry for the east and

Midwest. It is more crack tolerant than most varieties and the

tree is quite hardy. It ripens in early mid-season and is large,

crisp, sweet and tasty. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Van Dark Sweet

Cherry

Van is one of the hardier sweet cherries, and will do better

than Bing in the colder areas. The fruit is Bing type, but

slightly smaller. Ripens a week or so after Bing. It is a heavy

producer and excellent pollinator for many other cherries.

Resists cracking. Good for all uses. Zone 4-9

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

WhiteGold™

Blush Sweet

Cherry (Self-

fertile)

Grandpa's Choice™ WhiteGold™ Blush Sweet Cherry is a

new self-fertile sweet cherry that bears large, yellow fruit with

a shiny red blush. Trees are very hardy and frost tolerant. It is

a very good choice for a self-fertile, blush sweet cherry. Zone

5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

V-26

CHERRYLate Season--- Montmorency season--- Listed

AlphabeticallyCODE

Evans or Bali

Tart Cherry

Evans Bali Tart cherry is one of the hardiest tart cherries to be

found.  It is a naturally compact, dwarfish tree that will

withstand the cold north winters and produce an abundance of

tart pie cherries which are bright red.  If left on the tree to

hang, they will develop more sugar and become a great

snacking cherry.  It is self-fertile and requires no other

pollinator. It is highly productive and ripens with most other

tart cherries. Zone 3-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Gold Sweet

Cherry

The Gold Sweet Cherry has small, firm fruit that is very crack

resistance and has light golden skin. These trees are heavy

producers and excellent pollinators that ripen in early June.

Flavor is not as good as others in its season. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Lapins Dark

Sweet Cherry

(Self-fertile)

Lapins Dark Sweet Cherry is a firm, excellent quality, crack

resistant fruit that is as large as Bing. They have a rich flavor

and ripen in late July. Trees are heavy producers, self-fertile

and resists late frosts. Zone 5-8

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

Montmorency

Tart Cherry

Grandpa's Choice™ Montmorency Tart Cherry has long been

recognized as the standard of the tart cherry industry. The

fruit is bright red, medium in size and have a clear, juicy flesh.

The trees are self-fruitful, winter hardy, very productive and

ripen in late June. Zone 4-8

Standard A

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf E

Northstar Tart

Cherry

North Star is one of the hardiest of the tart cherries and is an

excellent choice for the far north where winters really get cold.

It can withstand -40F and produce an excellent crop of large,

morello-type, red-fleshed, freestone fruit. Excellent for pies

and baking. Zone 3-6

Standard D

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf H

Schneider Dark

Sweet Cherry

Schneider Dark Sweet Cherry is a late ripening cherry that is

very crack resistant. It is large and firm. It is gaining in

popularity in the eastern US because of its good qualities.

Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Skeena™ Dark

Sweet Cherry

(Self-fertile)

Skeena™ is an excellent self-fertile dark sweet cherry that

shows good tolerance to splitting from the rain. It ripens a

couple weeks after Bing. The fruit is large, attractive and

excellent eating. Could be a good choice for rainy areas.

Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Surefire™ Tart

Cherry

Surefire™ Tart Cherry is relatively new to the industry. It is a

late blooming tart cherry with resistance to spring frosts. The

fruit is bright red, medium in size, and very tart. The trees are

vigorous and productive. Zone 4-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

CHERRY Very Late Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Balaton® Tart

Cherry

Balaton® Tart Cherry is an interesting tart cherry with more

flavor and "body" than Montmorency. It is well flavored and is

firmer and not as juicy as Montmorency. It makes a great

dried tart cherry and is good for fresh eating and pies too. It

ripens a week or more later than Montmorency. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

English Morello

Tart Cherry

English Morello is an antique tart cherry variety known for its

cold hardiness and heavy cropping. Its medium size cherries

have dark red flesh and juice. It is very productive and ripens

about 10 days after Montmorency. Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Mesabi Tart

Cherry

Mesabi is a nice hardy tart cherry that resembles Meteor

somewhat. The tree is dwarfish, very hardy and a heavy

producer. The fruit is bright red, with pinkish-red flesh that

has a sugar content between normal sweet and sour cherries.

It has a small pit, ripens in mid-July and is good for sauce and

pies. Zone 4-8 AVAILABLE FALL 2012

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

V-27

Meteor Tart

Cherry

Meteor is a natural genetic dwarf that will grow about half as

much as other tart cherries. It produces a nice, tart, juicy,

meaty pie cherry that resembles Montmorency. It is

extremely hardy. It blooms and ripens a week after

Montmorency. Zone 3-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Regina™ Dark

Sweet Cherry

Regina(TM) is a new dark sweet cherry bred in Europe and

recently introduced to the United States. It is dark red with

reddish flesh and sweet tart flavor. The large fruit is

exceptionally firm and more crack and split resistant than

most sweet cherries. It ripens late in the season about 10-14

days after Bing and must be pollinated by another late

blooming sweet cherry. Not pollen compatible with Van. Zone

5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Sunset Bing®

Dark Sweet

Cherry

Sunset Bing® is a very late ripening sport of the famous Bing

cherry. It has all the same qualities, but ripens 3-4 weeks

later! It is a good variety to finish off the cherry season with.

Zone 5-8

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

Sweetheart™

Dark Sweet

Cherry (Self-

fertile)

Sweetheart™ is very precocious dark red sweet cherry that is

self-fertile. The fruit ripens very late. Sweetheart can tend to

over-produce, so pruning to reduce the crop may be

necessary. It is self-fertile. Zone 5-9

Standard E

Semi-Dwf &

Dwarf I

PEACH-

NECTARINE

Peaches and Nectarines are all on standard peach roots.

Use Price Code for the variety.V-28

Very Early Season--- Listed alphabetically.PRICE

CODE

Flamin'Fury® PF

1™ Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 1™ is one of the earliest ripening peaches

offered. Good quality fruit with a high, red color blush over

yellow background. This partial clingstone has few split pits

and resistance to bacterial spot and brown rot. It ripens

almost a month ahead of Redhaven. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Stellar®

Earlystar® Peach

Earlystar® peach ripens about 18 days ahead of Redhaven in

early July when there are few good quality peaches to eat. It

is a very attractive red, medium sized peach with semi-

freestone quality. Some years it may be free, while others it

still may cling to the pit. It is recommended for fresh use only.

Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Early Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Early Redhaven

Peach

Grandpa's Choice™ Early Redhaven is a mutation of

Redhaven that ripens about two weeks earlier. This early,

very attractive peach is cold hardy with brilliant red, semi

clingstone fruit that is firm and yellow fleshed. It is a good

choice for an early peach for the backyard gardener. Not

recommended for canning, but for fresh eating, pies, and

similar uses. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS A

Grandpa's

Golden

Monarch™

Peach

Grandpa's Golden Monarch™ is an early ripening peach that

ripens 10-14 days before Redhaven. It has good size,

excellent flavor, and is more freestone than most early

varieties. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS D

Independence

Nectarine

Independence nectarine has a freestone, large oval fruit that

is gold, blushed with a brilliant cherry red. One of the best

nectarines because of its rich, tangy-sweet flavor.

Independence ripens very early in the season, well ahead of

Redhaven peach. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Stellar®

Brightstar®

Peach

Brightstar® peach ripens about 12 days ahead of Redhaven

in early July when there are few good quality peaches to eat.

It is a very attractive red, medium sized peach with semi-

freestone quality. Some years it may be free, while others it

still may cling to the pit. It is recommended for fresh use only.

Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

V-28

Stellar®

Risingstar®

Peach

Risingstar® ripens about 5-7 days ahead of Red Haven and is

a large, round, freestone peach with an 80% rich, red color.

Flesh is yellow with a pleasing sugar/acid flavor balance. The

tree is spreading and very hardy, with resistance to bacterial

spot and canker. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Main Redhaven Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Avalon Pride

Leaf-Curl

Resistant Peach

Grandpa's Nature's Friendly™ Avalon Pride peach is a leaf

curl resistant variety, so if you are not able or don't want to

spray for leaf curl, this is an excellent choice. Avalon Pride is

similar in appearance to Redhaven. It produces medium to

large fruit with prominent red blush and a superior eating

quality. It ripens slightly ahead of Redhaven, so may still cling

to the pit somewhat. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Firebright

Nectarine

Firebright nectarine is an early-maturing variety with a yellow,

semi-cling flesh with a bright red skin over a golden yellow

background. The tree is moderately vigorous and highly

productive with a good resistance to bacterial spot. Firebright

ripens near Redhaven peach time. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Flamin'Fury® PF

15A Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 15A ripens in Redhaven season.  It is very

hardy and productive.  Excellent flavor, high red color, good

firmness, and size.  It is freestone.  Shows good resistance to

bacterial spot. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Flamin'Fury® PF

9A-007 Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 9A-007 peach is a great peach that ripens in

Redhaven season.  It is larger and requires less thinning than

Redhaven to get size.  A good all around peach that rivals

Redhaven. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Flamin'Fury® PF

Lucky 13™

Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF Lucky 13™ peach delivers both high red

color and firm, quality freestone fruit. The peach is sweet and

juicy with an excellent flavor, ripening about one week after

Redhaven. The tree is spreading and very productive with

good resistance to bacterial spot. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS EAsk us about other

Flamin'Fury® varieties.

We try to carry almost

all of them.

Hardired

Nectarine

Grandpa's Choice™ Hardired nectarine ripens in early August

with a smooth skin that is 90% red. It has yellow, freestone

flesh that has good texture and flavor. The tree is vigorous,

very productive, and resistant to brown rot and bacterial leaf

spot. Hardired is known for its excellent hardiness, similar to

Reliance peach, so can be planted in marginal peach and

nectarine areas. Zone 4-8

ALL

ROOTS A

Raritan Rose

Peach

Raritan Rose is a white fleshed, freestone peach that melts in

your mouth with its tender, juicy rich honeysweet flavor. It is a

large, round, bright red over creamy-white peach that is

vigorous, strong and productive. An excellent early white

peach for fresh use or freezing. Ripens just behind

Redhaven. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS D

Redhaven Peach Grandpa's Choice Redhaven peach is a must have for any

backyard orchard. It has replaced Elberta as the "gold

standard" to compare all peaches to. When Grandpa first

saw Redhaven, he couldn't wait to test it, and found that it met

and surpassed all his expectations at the time. Redhaven

ripens early in the season and is usually freestone, although

some years it can be a little "clingy". It has a wonderful red

color over a yellow background. The flesh is yellow with a

little red near the pit. It is juicy, sweet, and very tasty. The

tree is one of the more hardy varieties, very productive. Good

resistance to bacteria spot. Used for all purposes. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS A

V-29

Main Redhaven Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Reliance Peach Grandpa's Choice™ Reliance peach is a medium sized fruit

that is dark red splashed over a yellow background. This

freestone peach is good for canning, freezing and fresh use.

The tree is vigorous, fast growing, and has showy, bright pink

blossoms. It is one of the most hardy peaches and can be

grown in areas where most varieties are marginal. Zone 4-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Saturn Peento or

Donut Peach

Saturn is a yellow, freestone peach with a tangy flavor. When

it's tiny pit is removed, the peach looks like a doughnut, or like

Saturn's rings. The tree is vigorous, spreading, and resistant

to bacterial leaf spot. Ripens in late July, early August with

Redhaven. It is very hardy, along the lines of Redhaven and

Reliance. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS D

Stellar®

Blazingstar®

Peach

Blazingstar™ is a completely freestone peach with 90%,

blushed, bright red fruit. It has a small pit and yellow, non-

browning flesh. The tree is both bacterial spot and peach

canker resistant and very hardy. Blazingstar™ ripens with

Redhaven. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Stellar®

Redstar® Peach

Redstar® ripens with Red Haven and is a large, round,

freestone peach with an 80% rich, red color. Flesh is yellow

with a pleasing sugar/acid flavor balance. The tree is

spreading and very hardy, with resistance to bacterial spot

and canker. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Stellar® Starfire®

Peach

Starfire™ is a hardy, grower friendly tree with resistance to

bacterial spot and canker. This heavy cropper will produce an

80% red peach with yellow, non-browning flesh, great flavor

and storage characteristics. It ripens a few days after

Redhaven starts. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

SummerBeaut

Nectarine

SummerBeaut nectarine is excellent quality and ripens in the

Redhaven season. The tree is vigorous, spreading and a

reliable cropper. It is medium sized and well flavored.

Freestone and maintains good firmness. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Late Main Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Baby Gold #5

Clingstone

Peach

Babygold #5 is an excellent quality, good size processing

peach. It has a yellow, clingstone flesh. The tree is highly

productive, vigorous and upright. While many clingstone

peaches lack beauty, Baby Gold #5 is very attractive. Zone 5-

8

ALL

ROOTS A

Canadian

Harmony Peach

Grandpa's Choice™ Canadian Harmony is an attractive peach

that develops 80% bright red color when it matures in mid to

late August. The fruit is very large round, firm and has good

texture. The tree is large and upright with a hardiness similar

to Redhaven. Harvest when the background color turns from

light green to yellow. It is freestone and good for any use.

Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS A

Contender Peach Contender is known as one of the more hardy peaches

because of its later blooming dates and hardy, more frost

resistant buds.  Most report it to be hardy enough for Zone 4.  

Contender ripens close to Canadian Harmony or about 20

days after Redhaven.  It is large, firm, excellent quality and

freestone.  We recommend it for areas that routinely suffer

late frosts that hurt many other peach varieties. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS D

Cresthaven

Peach

The Cresthaven peach is a firm, yellow to red highly colored

variety for late season. The fruit is yellow-fleshed, freestone,

and shows considerable red around the pit. This is a vigorous,

productive tree that has fair tolerance to bacterial spot. Good

for canning and freezing. While many varieties have better

color than Cresthaven, its flavor is one of the best and many

people raise it still for farm markets. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Flamin'Fury® PF

23 Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 23 ripens after Redhaven season.  It is very

hardy and productive.  Excellent flavor, high red color, good

firmness, and size.  It is freestone.  Shows good resistance to

bacterial spot. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Flamin'Fury® PF

24-007™ Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 24-007™ peach is an extremely large

freestone peach that features an 80% red blush. Resistant to

bacterial spot, this tree requires very little pruning or thinning

and yields few split pits. PF 24-007 ripens in mid-season, and

is the holder of a Guinness Book of World Records title for

being the largest peach! Zone 5-8

ALL

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Flamin'Fury® PF

24C-"Cold

Hardy" Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 24C-Cold Hardy Peach is touted by its

breeder as being one of the most cold hardy and frost

resistant peaches he has ever seen. It has attractive large,

red fruit that have excellent flavor and quality. Zone 4?-7

ALL

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Flavortop

Nectarine

Flavortop is a yellow fleshed, freestone nectarine that is firm,

smooth-textured and of excellent quality. It's skin is mostly red

over a bright yellow background. The tree is vigorous,

productive and self-fertile with large, showy blossoms.

Flavortop ripens in mid-season, before Fantasia and after

Firebrite. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Frost® Leaf Curl

Resistant Peach

Frost® is a relatively new introduction that has been found to

be highly resistant to peach leaf curl. It has medium to large

sized yellow fruit. It is semi-freestone, and is good for fresh

eating or drying. It ripens in mid-season. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Glohaven Peach The Glohaven peach is a large, nearly round, uniform peach

with very little fuzz. Its skin color is mostly red with a golden

background. The flesh is yellow and is a favorite for canning

and freezing because it resists browning. Tree is vigorous,

productive and hardy. It ripens right on the heels of

Redhaven. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Golden Jubilee

Peach

Golden Jubilee is an old variety that once was very popular for

home use, canning, freezing, and preserves. The flesh is fine

grained, tender and juicy. The size is medium to large. The

fruit is freestone with soft, yellow skin with a red blush. It

ripens about three weeks before Elberta or a week or two after

Redhaven starts. Zone 5-8

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Halehaven Peach Halehaven was well known as an excellent canning and

freezing peach in its day. The fruit is large and orangish

yellow with a deep crimson blush. It has a tough skin and the

flesh is sweet, juicy, firm and tender. The tree is hardy and a

consistent producer. It ripens about three weeks after

Redhaven or a couple weeks before Elberta. Zone 5-8

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Loring Peach Loring peach is a very attractive, large yellow peach with a

hint on red blush. It has very firm, melting yellow flesh with

excellent flavor. It is freestone and ripens in mid-season

about midway between Redhaven and Elberta. It has gained

a good reputation as one of the better eating peaches. Zone 6-

8

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Madison Peach Madison peach is a medium sized, bright red freestone fruit.

This high quality fruit has slightly fibrous, firm orange-yellow

flesh that is mild and rich in flavor. Tree is hardy, vigorous,

frost resistant and self-pollinating. Recommended for

Northern climates. It ripens late in mid-season. Zone 4-8

ALL

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Red Globe Peach Grandpa's Choice™ Red Globe peach is an exception variety

that ripens in mid-season, about three weeks after Redhaven.

It is well suited to areas where bacterial spot is not a problem.

The fruit it medium large and almost perfectly round. It has a

very bright red skin color, with yellow flesh that is free from

red through the flesh, but with a little red around the stone. It

is very firm, fine textured, and freestone. It can be used for

any purpose. The tree is productive, but the buds can be

susceptible to early frosts. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Stellar® Allstar®

Peach

Allstar® ripens mid-season between Loring and Cresthaven.

This peach has an 80-100% rich, bright red, blushed skin with

a very firm, clear yellow flesh. Resistant to both bacterial spot

and peach canker, this tree is also very high yielding with a

medium vigor. It is completely freestone and good for all uses.

Zone 5-8

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Stellar®

Blushingstar®

Peach

Blushingstar® is an incredible white fleshed peach with a

fantastic aroma that can permeate a room and a very pleasing

flavor. The skin is a beautiful 60-80% pinkish red blush. The

tree is very hardy and has good resistance to bacterial spot.

It ripens in mid-season close to Cresthaven. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Stellar®

Coralstar® Peach

The Coralstar® peach has it all; beautiful appearance, size

and flavor. 80% bright orange-red with a coral stripe with great

flavor and aroma. The tree is canker resistant, productive and

hardy. It ripens early mid-season, close to Canadian

Harmony, just after Redhaven. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Stellar®

Glowingstar®

Peach

Glowingstar® is a completely freestone peach with a glowing,

80% dark red over yellow skin. This peach matures during

Cresthaven season and is firm with yellow, non-browning

flesh. The tree is vigorous and resistant to bacterial spot.

Zone 5-8

ALL

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Suncrest Peach Suncrest Peach is an excellent choice for western areas. It

ripens in mid-season about 10 days before Elberta and a few

days before Cresthaven. It has large, round, firm fleshed,

freestone fruit. It is sweet and very tasty. Mostly red over a

yellow background. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Veteran Peach Veteran peach is a "old-timer" well known for its extreme cold

hardiness, even in the chilly Midwest areas where peaches

are hard to grow. It is an excellent canner as well as an

excellent tasting fresh eating peach. It is a medium large,

golden yellow fruit with hardly any red. It ripens in late mid-

season in late August. It's not much to look at, but is a good

one for the backyard fruit grower who wants to try growing

peaches in a cold area. Zone 4-7

ALL

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Late Elberta Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Elberta Peach Elberta used to be the "Queen of Peaches" before Redhaven

was developed, but many still think it is. It still is an excellent

quality, juicy, yellow freestone peach suitable for all uses. In

California it ripens in late July to early August, but in the east

it is much later, ripening more in late August to early

September. Still, it is an excellent choice for the backyard

fruit grower who doesn't care so much about how "pretty" the

fruit is, but is interested in sweet, juicy, full flavored fruit. Zone

5-8

ALL

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Fantasia

Nectarine

Fantasia is a large, egg-shaped, freestone nectarine with very

smooth skin. It is 70% bright red overlaid on brilliant yellow.

Excellent quality yellow, smooth textured flesh with a sweet

and tangy flavor. Fantasia ripens later in the season, around

Labor Day in the East. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Flamin'Fury® PF

27A™ Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 27A™ peach is a late season peach that

produces large fruit. This freestone peach has high blush

color, is firm and produces big yields. Resistant to bacterial

spot like most peach varieties in the Flamin'Fury® Series.

Zone 5-8

ALL

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Flamin'Fury® PF

28-007 Peach

Flamin'Fury® PF 28-007 peach, like all of the "007" line has

large size that is acquired without excessive thinning.  It is

naturally large, with excellent color, firmness, and flavor.  It

ripens later in the season, a month after Redhaven. 

Freestone with bacterial spot resistance.  Zone 5-8

ALL

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Georgia Belle

Peach

Georgia Belle is also known as Belle of Georgia.  It is an old-

time favorite with large, white fruit with a reddish blush.  The

flesh is white and creamy with tinges of red.  Although firm, it

bruises easily.  It is highly flavored and aromatic.  Good for all

uses.  It is freestone.  Ripens a few days before Elberta, late

in the season.  It is a hardy and reliable producer that is self-

fertile. Zone 5-8

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JH Hale Peach J.H. Hale is still an excellent flavored, freestone, eating and

canning peach. It ripens quite late, with Elberta. It has large,

golden yellow fruit with a carmine overlay. The flesh is fine

and deep grained and hangs and keeps well. The only peach

we know that needs another variety to pollinate it. Zone 5-8

ALL

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O'Henry Peach Grandpa's Choice™ O'Henry is a brightly colored, large peach

with only a slight fuzz. The flesh is yellow, sweet and juicy

with a little red streaking. The fruit is large, bright red, very

firm and will keep well. The tree is productive and moderately

vigorous. It is well suited to western areas, where it has been

very popular. O'Henry ripens late in the season between J.H.

Hale and Rio Osa Gem. Zone 5-8

ALL

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RedGold

Nectarine

RedGold is one of the most well known of the nectarines.  It is

a large, glossy, highly colored fruit with firm and juicy

freestone flesh.  It stores and keeps well.  Ripens later in the

season a couple weeks before Elberta.  While it is fairly hardy,

it is not recommended for eastern areas where bacterial spot

is a problem. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Redskin Peach Redskin is a nice late peach that ripened around Labor Day

on Grandpa's Farm. It gets good size and will get good taste

if picked ripe from the tree. It is mostly yellow, with a nice red

cheeks. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS A

Very Late Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Flamin'Fury® PF

35-007 Peach-

"Fat Lady"

Flamin'Fury® Fat Lady™ is one of the latest peaches we

offer.  It is large, with great sweet flavor and excellent color.  It

holds well in storage and refrigeration.  It ripens 40 days after

Redhaven when there are few high quality peaches to be

had.  "It ain't over 'til the Fat Lady sings!" Zone 5-8

ALL

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Stellar®

Autumnstar®

Peach

Autumnstar® is an excellent new addition to the Stellar®

peach line that ripens late in the season in mid-September,

after Rio-Osa-Gem. It is large and firm. The fruit is mostly

red over a yellow background. It has good flavor and can be

used for all purposes. It is a nice late peach that has great

tree and bud hardiness for east of the Mississippi. Zone 5-8

ALL

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SweetCap®

Peento/Donut

Peach

SweetCap® is a new Peento-type or "donut" peach. It is flat

with almost no pit, like a normal peach. It has attractive large,

white fleshed fruit that are rosy red on a creamy white

background. The white flesh is very firm and fine eating. It is

juicy and aromatic with a nice acid and sugar balance. It

ripens late in the season. Even though it is considered a

"semi-clingstone", the pit is very small. Zone 5-8

ALL

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APRICOTAll Apricots are on standard roots (either peach or

myrobalan). Use Price Code for variety.V-34

Very Early Season--- Listed alphabetically.PRICE

CODE

Apache Apricot Apache is one of the newest and earliest apricots. The fruit is

average sized with a pinkish-orange skin. The orange flesh is

smooth and finely textured. It is freestone. Recommended

for drier, western climates at this time. Zone 5-8

ALL

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OrangeRed®

Apricot

OrangeRed® Apricot ripens about a week before Harcot . It

has a beautiful reddish blush over a bright orange

background. The fruit is firm and of high quality. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Jerseycot Apricot Jerseycot is a newer introduction that ripens early in the

season a couple weeks ahead of Goldcot. It is freestone and

disease resistant. The fruit is medium, round, pale orange

with no blush and has good quality and a distinctive

cantaloupe aroma. It is reported to be self-fertile. Zone 4-8

ALL

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APRICOT Early Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Chinese Apricot Grandpa's Choice™ Chinese apricot is an early bearing,

heavy producing variety that is recommended for difficult

climates prone to late spring frosts. The fruit is of good quality

and medium to large in size with a yellow to medium-orange

skin and flesh. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Goldcot Apricot Grandpa's Choice™ Goldcot apricot is an open-pollinated

seedling of Perfection. The medium sized, round fruit with a

moderately tough golden skin has a firm orange flesh. It's

tangy flavor is great for fresh use, freezing, canning or for

baby food processing. Zone 4-8

ALL

ROOTS A

Harcot Apricot Grandpa's Choice™ Harcot apricot is a vigorous, productive,

self-fertile tree that is cold hardy and has a good resistance to

perennial canker, bacterial spot and brown rot. It is an early

ripener with medium to large, oblong, orange fruit with a slight

red blush and a very good, sweet flavor. Ripens a few days

before Goldcot. Zone 4-8

ALL

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APRICOT Main Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Perfection

Apricot

Perfection is a well known apricot in the west. It produces

large, light orange yellow fruit with no blush. The flesh is

bright orange, firm, and good quality and flavor. It is

freestone. Ripens in mid-season for apricots. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS A

Rival Apricot Rival apricot is an early-mid-season apricot with large,

attractive light orange fruit with a red blush. The flesh is firm,

fine textured and deep orange with a mild, sub-acid flavor.

The tree is vigorous and productive and hardier than

Wenatchee Moorpark. It ripens ahead of Wenatchee. Zone 5-

8

ALL

ROOTS A

Tilton Apricot Grandpa's Choice™ Tilton apricot is an excellent variety for

drying and canning. It has medium to small, golden-yellow

fruit with a dark red blush and a distinctive flavor. It is a great

for canning and drying. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Harogem Apricot The Harogem apricot has small to medium, glossy orange

fruit with a bright red blush. Fruit is very firm with orange,

freestone flesh and good texture and flavor. The tree is

consistently productive, cold hardy, and resistant to perennial

canker and brown rot. Zone 4-8

ALL

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Afghanistan

White-fleshed

Apricot

Afghanistan is a self-fertile, white fleshed apricot that has

performed well in some colder, eastern climates. It is medium

sized and many describe it as one of the best flavored,

sweetest apricots. The fruit is very tender. Zone 4-8

ALL

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Henderson

Apricot

Henderson is an old-time semi-clingstone apricot with good

quality fruit. It is large and round. The tree is vigorous and

hardy. It is self-fertile. Zone 4-8

ALL

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Precious Apricot Precious is a very hardy variety that is smallish, yellow orange

and with softer flesh. Good for cold marginal areas. It ripens

in mid-season and is self-fertile. Zone 2-7

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Skaha Apricot Skaha is an early ripening apricot with large, orange with a

blush fruit. The flesh is firm with good flavor. Ripens about a

week before Wenatchee Moorpark and is as hardy. The tree

is very vigorous and productive. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Sulphany White-

fleshed Apricot

Sulphany is a white-fleshed apricot that is very hardy and

reported to have a fine flavor like Riesling wine. It is self-

fertile. Zone 3-7

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Westcot Apricot Westcot is a very hardy apricot that does nest in cooler

climates. The fruit is medium sized, orangish with a blush,

well flavored and attractive. The flesh is juicy, sweet and

freestone. Ripens in mid-season. It is self-fertile. Zone 2-6

ALL

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APRICOT Late Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Wenatchee

Moorpark Apricot

Wenatchee Moorpark is well known in Washington and

Oregon for its ability to set crops in areas bothered by spring

rain and frost. It is self-fruitful and a good pollinator for

Perfection, Tilton and others. The fruit is large with yellow

skin and flesh. Good flavor. Excellent for home use, fresh

eating, drying and canning. The tree is more compact than

other apricots. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Hargrande

Apricot

Hargrande apricot has very large fruit with dull orange skin

with a speckled blush. It's flesh is firm, smooth, orange and

freestone. It is a productive, cold hardy tree tolerant to brown

rot, bacterial spot and perennial canker that ripens in late July.

Zone 4-8

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Curtis Apricot Curtis Apricot is a very attractive golden color with a red

blush. The fruit is medium sized and good eating. It is

freestone and ripens one to two weeks after Chinese, late in

the season. Zone 4-8

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DR-606 Apricot DR-606 is a very hardy apricot that ripens late in the season.

Reportedly good flavored. It is self-fertile. Zone 3-7

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Montrose Apricot Montrose apricot is both self-fertile and late blooming,

requiring a lot of heat units to break dormancy. The fruit is

good quality and ripens late in the season. It is self-fertile.

Zone 4-8

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Morden 604

Apricot

Morden 604 appears to be one of the hardier apricots for

colder areas. The fruit is large, with thick orange flesh and

good flavor. Suitable for most uses. The tree is very hardy,

vigorous, and spreading, ripening late in the season. It is

reported to be self-fertile. Zone 3-7

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Sundrop Apricot Sundrop is an excellent quality apricot with medium round,

bright orange fruit with firm flesh. It is hardy, productive and

vigorous. It ripens late in the season. Zone 5-7 AVAILABLE

FALL 2012

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APRICOT Very Late Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Harlayne Apricot Harlayne apricot is a productive, cold hardy tree that ripens in

late August. Fruit is medium sized, orange with a moderate

red blush, and suitable for fresh use or processing. It is

resistant to perennial canker, brown rot and bacterial spot.

Zone 4-8

ALL

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PLUM -

PRUNE

All Plums and Prunes are on standard roots (either peach

or myrobalan). Use Price Code for variety.

Very Early Season--- Listed alphabetically.PRICE

CODE

Shiro Plum

(Japanese)

Grandpa's Choice™ Shiro plum, known for its large, round

bright yellow fruit, has a mild sweet flavor. Excellent for fresh

eating, cooking, canning, preserves and desserts, it is a

consistent bearer of fruit. It is one of the earliest ripening

plums. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Methley Plum

(Japanese)

Methley is one of the few Japanese plums that is self-fruitful.

It produces medium to large, reddish-purple fruit of fine quality

that are good for fresh eating or jelly. It is an early bloomer

and is a good pollinator for Shiro, Santa Rosa and other early

blooming Japanese plums. It ripens just ahead of Shiro. Zone

5-9

ALL

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Early Golden

Plum (Japanese)

Early Golden is one of the earliest Japanese plums, ripening a

couple weeks before Shiro. The fruit is medium sized, golden

with a red blush. The fruit is freestone and of fair quality. The

tree is a vigorous, heavy, consistent producer. Zone 5-10

ALL

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PLUM-PRUNE Early Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Santa Rosa Plum

(Japanese)

Grandpa's Choice Santa Rosa Plum is an old-time proven

favorite. Large, round red fleshed fruit and very sweet and

juicy. Very high quality fruit suitable for eating or canning.

The tree is fast growing and vigorous. Somewhat self-fruitful,

but should be planted with other Japanese plums for

pollination. It may be a somewhat shy bearer under eastern

conditions, but bears prolifically in the west. Ripens mid-

season after Shiro and before Stanley. Zone 5-8

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Black Amber

Plum (Japanese)

The Black Amber plum is a high quality fruit with a rapid

growing, heavy bearing tree. It has round, firm dark purple

fruit that closely resembles a Friar plum. It ripens with Santa

Rosa and is a good companion for that variety. Zone 5-8

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BlackIce™

Hybrid Plum

BlackIce™ is a brand new variety that exhibits great cold

hardiness and California-type plum qualities. It ripens early in

the season, is medium size with dark red skin and red flesh.

Flavor is excellent. Pollinates with other hybrid plums. Zone 3-

8

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PLUM-PRUNE Main Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Alderman Hybrid

Plum

Alderman is one of the nicest hybrid, hardy plums. The fruit is

large, dark-red skinned with amber flesh and firm. It keeps

well. Ripens in mid-season. Pollinates best with Superior,

Toka, or Bubblegum Plum®. Zone 3-8

ALL

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Bubblegum

Plum® (Hybrid)

The Bubblegum Plum® is known for it's distinct old-time

"bazooka" bubblegum flavor when you bite into it. It has

reddish bronze fruit and with a bluish bloom. It is a

moderately vigorous tree and a heavy bearer of fruit. It's

aromatic fruit has a rich, spicy, sweet flavor. Ripens from late

August to September. Zone 4-8

ALL

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Duarte Plum

(Japanese)

Grandpa's Choice™ Duarte plum is a large, heart-shaped,

deep red fruit with a sweet blood-red flesh that is excellent for

fresh eating or canning. A vigorous and hardy tree. It ripens

in mid-season ahead of Italian and Stanley. It is well adapted

to western conditions. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Satsuma Plum

(Japanese)

The Satsuma plum has medium to large, round, dark red fruit

with a small pit. The firm, juicy fruit has a sweet and lively

flavor that is excellent for fresh eating, cooking, canning or

preserves. It ripens in early to mid-season. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Wickson Plum

(Japanese)

The Wickson plum is a large, heart-shaped, greenish yellow

fruit that is firm and very sweet. It is very popular for fresh

eating. Zone 5-8

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Vanier Plum

(Japanese)

Vanier Japanese plum is a nice bright red plum with high

quality, orangish-yellow flesh.  It is semi-clingstone and only

medium sized.  It ripens in mid-summer with Wickson and

Satsuma. Zone 5-8

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Kaga Hybrid

Plum

Kaga is an excellent pollinator for other hybrid plums. The

fruit is purple-black and about an inch in diameter. The flesh

is meaty. A dense, bush like tree. Zone 3-8

ALL

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LaCrescent

Hybrid Plum

LaCrescent has small tender yellow fruit with a slight red

blush. The flesh is yellow, freestone and melting. It was a

sweet aromatic flavor with a hint of apricot. Good for eating or

jam. Ripens early and needs other hybrid pollinators like

Superior, Toka, Bubblegum Plum(R) or Alderman. Zone 3-8

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Pembina Hybrid

Plum

Pembina is a very hardy, early blooming plum that is a good

pollinator of other early bloomers like Pipestone and

Alderman. The fruit is small, red, yellow fleshed and

clingstone. Good fro fresh eating, but fair for other uses. A

slower growing tree. Zone 3-8

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PLUM-PRUNE Late Main Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Friar Plum

(Japanese)

The Friar plum is a heavy bearer of large, round dark purple

fruit that is resistant to cracking. It also has a sweet, firm,

amber flesh. Friar is a good dependable producer, ripening

early to mid-season Zone 5-8

ALL

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Green Gage

Plum (European)

The Green Gage plum has been an American favorite since

the time of Jefferson. It's yellowish-green fruit is small to

medium and oval in shape with a juicy, smooth texture, amber

flesh. Considered the ideal dessert plum, it is also good

cooked, canned, or preserved. Ripens ahead of Stanley and

Italian prunes. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Italian Prune

(European)

Grandpa's Choice™ Italian Prune is often used for drying. It

ripens in mid-season, just ahead of Stanley time, and is a

beautiful dark purple, with sweet, firm yellow flesh. It is more

suited for western areas than Stanley, but will grow well in the

east to. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Mount Royal

Plum (European)

Mount Royal is very hardy bluish-black freestone plum. It is

meaty, tender, sweet and juicy. It is good for all uses,

including drying as prunes. It ripens in mid-season in late

August. One of the best and hardiest plums for the backyard.

Zone 4-8

ALL

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Pipestone Hybrid

Plum

The Pipestone plum is one of the best plums for Northern

growers. It has large fruit with a tough, red skin that peels

easily and a sweet, juicy, golden yellow flesh. It is a vigorous,

productive tree. Zone 4-8

ALL

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Ruby Queen

Plum (Japanese)

Ruby Queen has outstanding flavor. It has reddish-black skin

and firm red flesh. It has shown good disease resistance and

is well suited for humid conditions. Ripens in early

September, about 3-4 weeks after Santa Rosa. Requires

other Japanese plums for pollination. Zone 5-8

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Simka Plum

(Japanese)

The Simka plum has large, uniform, purplish-red fruit with very

firm, set, yellowish-white flesh. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Superior Plum

(Hybrid)

Grandpa's Choice ™ Superior plum got it's name for a

reason! This Japanese x American hybrid was selected for it's

extreme size, vigor and hardiness. The tree grows faster and

larger than most and has a large, golden fruit that develops a

deep red blush. Good fresh or for preserves. Ripens in late

mid-season. Zone 4-8

ALL

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Yellow Egg Plum

(European)

Yellow Egg is an outstanding plum with large, oval, golden

fruit that has a rich, sweet flavor when fully ripe. The fruit

ripens from late August to mid-September. Fruit is great for

fresh use or canning. Zone 5-8

ALL

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Count Althan's

Gage Plum

(European)

Count Althan's Gage is an heirloom purple European plum

that has dark crimson-purple skin shaded with brown and a

bluish bloom. The flesh is very sweet, juicy and a golden

orange. Zone 5-8

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Gracious Hybrid

Plum

Gracious has attractive yellow-orange, mottled fruit with

yellow-orange flesh. It is a semi-clingstone, with firm, sweet,

pleasing flavor, good for all uses. The tree is vigorous and

hardy. Later blooming and seems to pollinate well with

Superior. Zone 3-8

ALL

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Howard Miracle

Plum (Japanese)

Howard Miracle is a true Japanese plum that is reported to be

hardy into Zone 4. The large fruit is red blushed with yellow

flesh. It has a tart pineapple flavor. It ripens in mid-season.

Approx. 300-400 chilling hours. Zone 4-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Kahinta Hybrid

Plum

Kahinta has large yellow fruit overlaid with a speckling of red

and bluish bloom. The yellow flesh is sweet, spicy, and

refreshing with a nectar-like flavor. The fruit is firm, but can

sometimes split. Ripens in mid-season after Superior. Zone

3-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Silver Prune

(European)

Silver Prune has a lavender cast color with a heavy bloom on

the skin. It is very productive. The fruit is tear drop shaped

with excellent flavor and is good for fresh eating or drying.

Self-fertile. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Yakima Plum

(European)

Yakima is a very large, red skinned European plum with

yellow, sweet, tender, firm flesh. It is freestone and good

quality. It benefits from pollination by other European plums

to set bigger crops. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

PLUM-PRUNELate Summer-Early Fall Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Stanley Prune

(European)

Grandpa's Choice ™ Stanley prune is a fine prune-type plum

with excellent quality suited for fresh eating, canning,

preserves and drying. Fruit is large in size, with dark blue skin

and a greenish-yellow, fine grained flesh. The tree is early

bearing and a heavy, annual bearer of fruit. It is quite hardy

and ripens around Labor Day. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS A

Damson Plum

(European)

The Damson plum has a tart, juicy golden yellow flesh with

bluish-purple skin. The self-fertile, vigorous tree crops heavy

and ripens from August to early September. Damson is a

great little plum for jelly. If you like plums with "pucker factor",

you can eat them fresh too. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Elephant Heart

Plum (Japanese)

The Elephant Heart plum is known for it's large, heart-shaped

fruit with a thick, bronze-green skin that turns reddish purple

when completely ripe. It's juicy, blood-red flesh has a rich and

distinctive flavor that is good for fresh eating, canning and

freezing. Ripens in mid-season. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Sugar or German

Prune

(European)

The Sugar prune has medium sized, reddish purple fruit with

greenish yellow flesh. Very sweet and highly flavored. Fruit

can be used fresh or for canning. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

BlueFre Plum

(European)

BlueFre plums were grown by Grandpa to help lengthen the

plum season after Stanley.  BlueFre is a good quality purple

plum, much larger than Stanley with excellent sweet flavor. 

The tree is vigorous and extremely hardy.  Somewhat self-

fertile, but will set better crops with a pollinator.  Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

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PLUM-PRUNELate Summer-Early Fall Season--- Listed

alphabetically.CODE

Grandpa's

European Prune

Grandpa's Prune is a Stanley type that seems to have added

resistance to black knot. Seems to have almost all the same

qualities as Stanley, but slightly smaller and sweeter. Self-

fertile and disease resistant. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Hanska Hybrid

Plum

Hanska plum is red skinned with a bluish bloom and yellow

fleshed. The fruit is semi-freestone, large and great for

canning. Ripens in late mid-season in September. Zone 4-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Northern Blue

Plum (European)

Northern Blue is a very hardy, self-fertile European plum

similar to Mount Royal. It ripens in mid-season in early

September. Self-fertile and precocious. Zone 3-8

ALL

ROOTS E

Todd Plum

(European)

Todd is a very hardy European plum that ripens in early

September in mid-season. The fruit is large and deep blue

and the flesh is yellow-orange. Good for fresh eating or

canning. Self-fertile. Zone 3-7

ALL

ROOTS E

PLUM-PRUNE Fall Season--- Listed alphabetically. CODE

Autumn Sweet

Plum (European)

Autumn Sweet plum is a newer variety that is similar in

appearance and flavor to the Italian prune, but is larger and is

clingstone. It is late blooming and very sweet. Ripens late in

the season after Italian and Stanley. It has high sugar content

when ripe and dries well. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

Empress Plum

(European)

The Empress plum ripens in early September and produces a

deep blue fruit that is larger than the President plum. The

strong, vigorous tree bears a firm, fine textured, yellow fleshed

fruit. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

President Plum

(European)

The President plum is a late ripening fruit that is a large,

round to oblong fruit with blue-black skin. Flesh is fine-

textured and yellow. It is a vigorous, upright tree that is a

heavy producer. It is one of the last plums to ripen in the

season. Zone 5-8

ALL

ROOTS C

SUPPLIES PRICE

"Backyard Fruit

Production"

by

David R.

Schlabach

An Illustrated Fruit Growing Guide

One of Grandpa's nurseryman friends wrote this book, which

is an excellent starter book for the Backyard Fruit Grower.

Easy to read and well organized. Covers everything from

variety selection, planting, pruning, spraying, harvesting, etc.

Even has sections on small fruits! CAN BE SHIPPED WITH

TREE ORDER FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE OR MAILED

SEPARATELY FOR $5.00--- shipping and handling.

$ 13.95 each

24" long plastic

Spiral Tree

Protector Wraps

Protect your young trees from mouse, rabbit, and other rodent

damage. These 24" long tree wraps are easy to put on and

do a good job of protecting the trunks from chewing and other

mechanical damage. They also help keep herbicides from

contacting young bark. These can be shipped with your trees.

Grandpa always used them on all his orchards.

$ .95 each

25-count

$19.95 48-

count

$36.99

96-count

$71.99

Maggot

Barriers™

(300 count bags)

Maggot Barriers are a new product Grandpa has learned about that he

thinks is perfect for the backyard fruit grower. A 300 count zip lock bag

should provide about enough barriers for a common semi-dwarf tree if

the fruit is properly thinned out to achieve good size.

There are many burrowing insects, like apple maggot, codling moth,

oriental fruit fly, etc. that will burrow into growing fruit and eventually ruin

the fruit. Often you don't know of the infestation until it is too late, and

the insects are already doing their damage.

Chemical controls for these kinds of insects are expensive and have to

be applied often. Knowing when to properly time applications of

insecticides to control these insects is challenging even for commercial

growers of fruit. Also, some of the chemicals and insecticides used are

harsh, expensive, and often the insect becomes resistant to the

insecticide over time.

1-300 ct bag

$19.95 5-

300 ct bags

$89.95 10-

300 ct bag

$ 159.95

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Red & Silver

Mylar Tape

Apparently deer don't like to think that people are around, and

this red and silver reflective tape rustles in the slightest of

breeze in the orchard and makes the deer think there is

someone there. Highly reflective, the silver side catches

flashes of moon or star light and reflects it. A whole orchard

of it is an entertaining sight! It may not be widely available, so

we offer it. It can be shipped with your fruit trees. Just

another trick in the book to use!

$8.00 each

ROOTSTOCK FOR GRAFTING PRICE V-40

BUD 118 Semi-

Standard Apple

Rootstock

Bud 118 (Budagovsky 118) [80-85%]--- This is a very hardy apple rootstock that is

gaining in popularity.  Produces almost a full-sized tree (approx 80-85% of

standard).  It is quite precocious, bearing much earlier than EMLA 111 which it

compares to. Does not require any support.  Very resistant to winter frost or

damage.  It is still relatively new, and its susceptibility to fire blight is not well

known at this time.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

BUD 9 Full Dwarf

Apple Rootstock

Bud 9  (Budagovsky 9) [35-40%]--- This is a very hardy full dwarf apple rootstock

that is gaining in popularity.  Produces a full dwarf tree (approx 35-40%% of

standard).  Precocious.  Requires support--- staking or trellising.  Reported to be

resistant to collar rot, powdery mildew and apple scab.  Very resistant to winter

frost or damage.  Originally reported to be susceptible to fire blight, but

experiences in 2000 in Michigan have indicated that it seems to be quite tolerant

and much less susceptible than most other Malling 9 clones.   Does well in most

soils, but irrigation is recommended in light soils.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

Geneva® 11

Dwarf Apple

Rootstock

Geneva 11™ [35-45%] --- This new Geneva rootstock is notable for its excellent

resistant to fire blight and crown rot.  Very precocious and should always be

supported. It is slightly smaller than EMLA 26..  Not widely available in the

commercial fruit tree nursery trade because of its relative "newness", but would be

one to work with in a grower's own nursery if the need is for fire blight resistance in

a dwarf orchard.  It does not appear to have the range of nursery problems that

Geneva 30 does.

$ 4.59 each

Bundle-10 $

39.00 Bundle-25

$ 75.00

Geneva® 30

Semi-Dwarf

Apple Rootstock

Geneva 30™ [45-55%] --- This new Geneva rootstock is notable for its excellent

resistance to fire blight and crown rot.  Very precocious with fair anchorage. 

Should have support because of its early cropping characteristics.  Approx. 50% of

a standard tree.  This rootstock could be an excellent replacement for M 7 as it is

in the same size category and is much more precocious.  Not widely available in

the commercial fruit tree nursery trade because of several nursery production

problems, but would be one to work with in a grower's own nursery if the need is

for fire blight resistance in a semi-dwarf orchard. 

$ 4.59 each

Bundle-10 $

39.00 Bundle-25

$ 75.00

Malling 106 Semi-

Dwarf/Standard

Rootstock

EMLA 106 (60-70%) rootstock is slightly more vigorous than EMLA 7 and slightly

less vigorous than EMLA 111. It is productive and completely free-standing. It

does NOT tolerate wet conditions, so it should only be planted in well drained soils

where standing water does not occur. It is often used by growers with proper sites

who wish to avoid the common problems of EMLA 7--- tipping and suckering---

neither of which is a problem with EMLA 106. It is only slightly susceptible to fire

blight, but is highly susceptible to phytophthera.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

Malling 7 Semi-

Dwarf Apple

Rootstock

EMLA 7 [50-60%] --- This virus-free clone of Malling 7 has proven itself to be one

of the most popular rootstocks in the commercial industry, mostly due to its approx.

50-60% of standard size.  It tolerates a wide range of soils that are well drained,

but does best with adequate moisture thru the summer.  Moderately resistant to

collar rot.  Excellent winter hardiness.  Only moderately well anchored.  This is an

excellent beginners rootstock because of its versatility..

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

Mazzard

Standard-size

Cherry Rootstock

Mazzard (Prunus avium) [100%]---The most common standard-size sweet cherry

rootstock.  Produces a very vigorous tree with good anchorage.  Some tolerance to

phytophthera and moderately resistant to oak root fungus.  Will grow on a wide

range of soils.  Susceptible to crown gall and bacterial canker.  Very few suckers. 

Typically used for sweet cherries, but also can be used for Montmorency and tart

cherries to be planted in wetter, poorly drained sites where mahaleb cannot grow.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

Myrobalan

Standard Plum

Rootstock

Myrobalan (Prunus cerasifera)--- An improved selection of the most common

seedling rootstock used for plums, prunes, and sometimes peaches.  Vigorous and

not considered a dwarfing rootstock.  Resistant to armillaria root rot (oak root

fungus) and nematodes.  Adaptable to a wide range of soils.  Usually well

anchored, but somewhat shallow rooted.  Prone to suckering.  Not used or

recommended for commercial peach plantings, normally, unless wetter, poorly

drained soil conditions warrant.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

OHxF® 333 Semi-

Dwarf Pear

Rootstock

OHxF 333 [50-70%]--- A superior selection to replace Province Quince as it is

much more hardy.  50-70% of standard size.  Resistant to fire blight and pear

decline.  Does not sucker.  Well anchored and productive.  Does well on a variety

of soils.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

OHxF® 97 Semi-

Standard Pear

Rootstock

OHxF 97 [95-100%]--- This Old Home x Farmingdale selection is replacing

common pear seedling.  Similar in vigor and size control it will produce almost

standard trees which are very productive.  Well anchored.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

OHxF® 87 Semi-

Standard Pear

Rootstock

OHxF 97 [90-95%]--- This Old Home x Farmingdale selection is replacing common

pear seedling.  Similar in vigor and size control it will produce almost standard

trees which are very productive.  Well anchored. OHxF 87 is only slightly more

dwarfing, but some say it is more precocious.

$ 3.99 each

Bundle-10 $

29.00 Bundle-25

$ 59.00

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