Scionwood - Scionwood

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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Rich juicy spicy medium-sized fruit. Great fresh, in salads and for cider. Moderately vigorous tree. Z4.

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Airlie Red Flesh

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Beautiful deep pink flesh. Medium-sized fruit good for fresh eating and simply admiring! Z4.

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Ananas Reinette

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late fall. European heirloom. Crisp fine-grained flesh with bold citrusy pineapple flavor. Good for dessert, cooking and pressing. Stores well. Z4.

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Api Etoile

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. European heirloom. Popular for its unusual shape and prized for its flavor and storage ability. Blooms midseason. Z4.

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Ashmead’s Kernel

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-small fresh-eating apple of unparalleled quality. Intense, aromatic, sharp & sweet. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.

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Aunt Penelope Winslow

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer-early fall. Summer-Fall. Medium-sized fruit great for eating fresh. Makes great mid-winter sauce. Extremely rare. Z4.

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Baldwin

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Large crisp juicy fruit. Excellent for fresh eating, cooking, and hard cider. Keeps till spring. Biennial bearer. Z4.

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Belle de Boskoop

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Famous European cooking apple. Big blocky fruit patched with green and russet. Cooks and bakes beautifully. Keeps well. Z4.

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Ben Davis

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. One of the most famous of all 19th c. apples. Large, beautiful, red striped and blushed. Dry white flesh for eating, cooking and cider. Good keeper. Z4.

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Bethel

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Classic all-purpose Vermont heirloom. Large dark red striped fruit. Mild subacid flavor, moderately juicy and crisp. Z3.

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Black Gilliflower

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Aromatic dry fruit historically used for mincemeat. Recommended for drying. Shaped like a sheep’s nose! Good keeper. Z4.

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Black Oxford

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Uniquely dark fruit with well-balanced flavor. Excellent pies and cider. Maine heirloom. Best eating late Dec. to March. Great keeper. Z4.

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Blenheim Orange

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Large, crisp and juicy apple for dessert or culinary use. Keeps until about mid-December. Blooms midseason. Z4.

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Blue Pearmain

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Medium to very large apple has a good balance of sweet and tart with hints of pear. All-purpose. Keeps until midwinter. Z4.

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Bullock

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Small to medium-sized high-flavored russet apple. Excellent dessert quality. Tender, rich, crisp, flavorful. Also makes good cider. Stores till January. Z4.

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Burgundy

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer-early fall. Summer-Fall. Very hardy high-quality cooking apple. Large and glossy purplish-red roundish fruit. Firm juicy flesh. Good for fresh cider. Stores 2 months. Z3.

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Calville Blanc d’Hiver

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Large fruit with fine-grained juicy flesh. Famous dessert and cooking apple. All-purpose. Keeps till midwinter. Z4.

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Canadian Strawberry

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Juicy, distinctly tart, full-flavored fresh eating apple. Very popular at our Common Ground Country Fair taste tests! Keeps about a month. Z4.

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Cellar Hole Bitter

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Very bitter yellow fruit with spots of pink and orange when fully ripe in mid-October. Intense tannins. Some specimens measured 21 brix. Heavy annual crops. Z4.

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Centennial

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Small fresh-eating crab about the size of a small plum. Tender crisp juicy flesh. Not sweet. Good in sauce. Highly scab resistant. Z2.

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Chenango Strawberry

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Distinctive strawberry shape! Tender, aromatic flesh. Great for cooking and eating fresh. Blooms midseason. Z4.

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Chestnut

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Early fall. Firm, crisp, juicy dessert crab excellent for fresh eating, pickles and sauce. Stores a month. Beautiful mid-late blooms. Z3.

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Claygate Pearmain

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Highly flavored dessert apple popular in the Victorian era for its complex spicy honey-nut flavor. Compact rugged tree. Z4.

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Cora’s Grand Greening

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Very large blocky fruit resembles bell peppers. Probably originated on North Haven Island, ME, before 1850. Great fresh or cooked. Z4.

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Cornish Gilliflower

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. 18th c. Cornish heirloom. High-quality dessert and cooking apple. Known for its aromatic flavor and perfumey clove-like scent. Z4.

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Cortland

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Medium-large size, fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy. All-purpose. Annual producer of heavy crops. Bears young. Z4.

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Court Pendu Plat

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Ancient French dessert apple with a strong fruity sweet-tart flavor. Cold hardy, productive and resistant to scab. Blooms late, so good for avoiding spring frosts. Z4.

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Cox’s Orange Pippin

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized apple. Perfectly balanced flavor, aromatic crisp juicy tender flesh. All-purpose. Tree bears young and annually. Z4.

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Dabinett

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late fall. Medium-sized, medium-bittersweet cider apple. One of the most popular cider varieties. Not for eating fresh. Annual bearer. Z4.

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Duchess of Oldenburg

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer. From Russia, well before 1800. Known in New England as one of the very best pie apples! Extremely hardy. Scab resistant. Z3.

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Ellis Bitter

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Early fall. Medium bittersweet cider apple. Sweet, crisp and juicy. Soft, astringent, tannin. Useful for its early ripening. Midseason bloomer. Z4.

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Empire

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Medium-sized rdark red fruit with cream-colored flesh. Firm, aromatic, excellent fresh eating. Stores up to 5 months. Z4.

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Esopus Spitzenburg

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Medium-large, slightly tart, crisp and juicy. Thomas Jefferson’s favorite. Good acid source for cider. All-purpose. Good keeper. Z4.

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Fameuse

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Early fall. Also called Snow. Ruby-red fruit with tender white flesh. Excellent fresh eating, sauce and fresh cider. Keeps until late December. Z3.

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Fireside

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Excellent storage apple with firm crisp juicy mild yellow flesh. Good for fresh eating and baking. Z3.

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Freedom

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Early fall. Very high-quality and highly disease-resistant all-purpose apple. Juicy, firm, spicy flesh. Ripens early October, keeps until New Year. Productive and annually bearing. Z4.

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Frostbite

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. The most distinctive, complex, unusually flavored apple you'll ever try! Hardy, productive, reliable. Z3.

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Ginger Gold

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Golden Delicious seedling with classic Delicious shape. Juicy crisp flesh is a bit sharper, but still quite sweet for an early apple. Great for salads. Z4.

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Golden Delicious

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. One of the most popular apples in the world. All-purpose apple great for fresh eating, baking and sauce. Z4.

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Golden Russet

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-sized russet apple. The champagne of cider apples, and excellent for eating. Keeps well into spring. Scab-resistant. Z4.

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GoldRush

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-to-large dessert apple is hard, very crisp, juicy, tart. Keeps till May. Highly disease-resistant. Blooms midseason to late. Z4.

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Gravenstein

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Famous pie apple. Med/large fruit makes outstanding eating and cooking. Flavorful and tart. Z4/5.

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Gray Pearmain

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Medium size, firm white juicy mildly tart flesh. Delicious distinct pear flavor. Keeps all winter. Annual bearer. Z4.

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Grimes Golden

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Medium-sized tart citrusy crisp dense firm fruit. Excellent for dessert and cooking. All-purpose. Good keeper. Annual bearer. Z4.

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Grindstone

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Likely a Mid-Atlantic heirloom. Juicy tart coarse hard flesh. Long storage capability. Used as acidic component in cider blends. Z4.

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Haralson

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. A nearly perfect all-purpose apple for northernmost areas. Bright red fruit with white firm crisp juicy flesh. Very versatile. Keeps until March. Z3.

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Harrison

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Mid-late fall. Medium-small vintage cider apple. Rich firm dry yellow flesh. Famous cider said to be better than champagne! Z4.

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Hewe’s Virginia Crab

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Sharp cider apple. One of few good for single varietal cider. Incredibly vigorous, productive. Hardy. Z4.

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Holstein

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. A popular variety in Germany. Firm, juicy, aromatic flesh with hints of tropical flavor. Makes a pleasant orange-colored juice. Z4.

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Honeycrisp

Apple Scionwood

Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Medium-large apple. Sweet, juicy, snappy fresh eating. Keeps up to seven months. Tends to bear annually. Scab-resistant. Z3.

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