(Semi-dwarf) A product of the University of Minnesota fruit breeding program,Zestar!® is a breathrough in taste and hardiness for the home fruit grower. Its an early blooming, early maturing Apple that can be picked in mid to late August and its high sugar contest and juiciness mixed with tart flavor will have you drooling from your first bite! Zestar!® features medium sized fruit that is mostly red against a yellowish-skinned background and will store very well for a few weeks after picking. While it may store well you might not ever test this feature out at home because it is the epitome of backyard eating pleasure, so sweet and tasty right off the tree or freshly used for that nights dessert, you might eat them all up before you have the chance to test its storage ability!

If you are looking for a fruiting neighbor for ‘Northpole’, meet ‘Scarlet Sentinel’, a great new, bountiful selection that produces fruit without taking up the space. Like ‘Northpole’, this selection rarely branches with fruit produced right along its main trunk on fruiting spurs giving you the same oppotunity to grow it in the ground or in containers in any tight space. ‘Scarlet Sentinel’ produces a late September maturing fruit that is worth the wait featuring great size and taste on yellowish-green brushed red fruit with crisp flesh and texture.

Semi-dwarf. A deep red apple with sweet, crisp flesh that is perfect for both eating or cooking. Matures two weeks earlier than ‘Red Delicious’ and blooms in mid-season.

Semi-dwarf. Everyone loves ‘Red Delicious’, with its juicy and very sweet flesh. Good for fresh eating and salads. Blooms mid season and also ripens mid season. A vigorous growing tree. Resistant to fireblight and cedar rust.

Semi-dwarf. This apple has been around for 125 years and is still one of the most popular apples in the northeast. A very productive tree which yields medium-sized, bright red fruit with green background. With a tender, thin skin, these apples are good for fresh eating or cooking. Blooms mid-season and is self-fertile.

Semi-dwarf. A favorite New England variety, this mid-season apple needs no introduction. Exceptionally high quality fruit are dark red and firm. Considered by many the best overall apple for fresh eating. Mid-season bloom.

Semi-dwarf. Great for taste and even better for storage, this sweet-flavored late season selection retains its crispness even after seven months of storage! ‘Honeycrisp’ is not only becoming an orchard favorite, it is becoming a “must have” tree for the home fruit garden because of its versatility, taste and productivity as well as its remarkable ability to stay crisp for months.

Semi-dwarf. A crisp and juicy apple that ripens in October and keeps very well in storage. The flesh is sweet and crisp and the light green skin with red blush is very attractive. Vigorous and productive, this variety was developed in Japan and it’s outstanding for fresh eating. Pollinate with any mid-season blooming apple.

Ever wanted to grow your own apples but were put off by the size of the tree? ‘Northpole’ makes apple growing easy in a very compact space since it rarely branches…all its fruiting occurs along its main trunk on fruiting spurs meaning you might even grow it in a container on a deck or patio! Even though ‘Northpole’ might look like an oddity, its fruit is anything but producing an ample harvest of sweet McIntosh-like fruit in August and September. Another apple variety in the neighborhood that flowers at the same time is all you need to get fruit on this space saving beauty!