Vigorus and heavy fruiting, the selection is a cross between McIntosh and Jonathan that offers you a large, tart Apple with much firmer flesh than McIntosh.
(Dwarf) ‘Garden Delicious’ is aptly named since its fruit is delightfully delicious and it will fit in nearly every garden space in the edible landscape. A genetic dwarf, this selection can even be pruned smaller if so desired. Handsome greenish-yellow fruit carries a red blush when ripe in early September. It’s a great looking fruit but, even better, its flavor is superb, sweet and crisp even in the hottest climates. It is excellent for fresh eating, cooking or preserving and, since it is such great keeper, you can harvest in September, store it in a cool dry place and you will have crisp, fresh Apples right up to Christmas! ‘Garden Delicious’ is also self-fruitful meaning that you don’t need another variety to cross pollinate. That along with its small stature and, of course, its outstanding, memorable taste, makes this an excellent selection for the gardener who dreams of a orchard but only has a small space.
Medium sized apple tree with a rounded form. Use its 2.5″, maroon red fruit in desserts, cider, or drying! Ripens in late September to mid-October, and will last on the shelf for up to 3 months.
Semi-dwarf. ‘Cortland’ is a bright red, medium-sized apple bred from ‘McIntosh’ and a later maturing variety. The result is a crisp, slightly tart apple of high quality that ripens late season or late September in Zone 5. Blooms mid-season. An excellent all purpose apple developed at the Geneva Experimental Station in New York state.
So you want to grow apples in your home edible garden but you don’t have room for more than one tree and the guy at the garden center says you need at least 2 varieties to pollinate and get fruit?? Why not try a single tree that combines 4 varieties of apples on the same single tree? All your pollination and space concerns will melt away with the 4-in-1 cold climate apple is created from grafting from an assorted selection of cold climate hardy apples. These are the varieties that are used in the grafting: Braeburn, Cortland, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Gravenstein, Jonagold, Jonathon, Melrose, Red Delicious, Red McIntosh, Spartan, Yellow Delicious, Yellow Transparent, and Winesap. Four of these varieties are grafted on the same plant!! Get ready for a bountiful harvest and outstanding variety all for the price of one….that’s a bargain in any economy!
Pink buds open to white flowers and pollinators will be buzzing to pollinate this nearly self-fertile apple. The fruit is ready to harvest in September and starts out as pale green, becoming a gold-green when ripe. The apple is crisp, juicy and sweet, especially nice for fresh eating, sauce and baking.
This old school variety is still relative today with its incredible production and outstanding deep red colored fruit. It is one of the best apples for fresh eating, cooking, and its ability to keep for long periods. A home landscape winner!
Get ready for a great harvest with this tree that features smooth yellowish background fruit with pinkish-red over the rest. Fruit is crispy and juicy and is perfect for desserts or juicing! This mid-September ripener is dependable and a great pollinator.
The best Fig available for the northeast, ‘Vern’s Brown’ is the standard for the home garden for good reason! Its year to year reliability is outstanding producing a large crop of sizable, deep brown figs with sweet, seductive amber colored flesh that will have you popping them into your mouth right off the tree. This tasty treat keeps well with refrigeration and is perfect for a container on a deck or anyplace in the ground that you can provide winter protection.