Apples:
- Most will be $37/tree. Some larger trees will be priced a bit higher.
-most of our 2024 stock is on semi dwarfing root stocks which will result in self supporting trees that will be 10-15' tall at maturity
Honey Crisp: Crisp texture, sweet flesh and balanced acidity make this apple a truly unique eating experience. Low susceptibility to apple scab also makes it a good choice for a low spray orchard. Good for eating, cider, sauce and pies.
Macoun: Snappy fresh eating in an early October ripening apple. A regional New England apple that is a favorite of many. Fresh eating and sauce.
Gala: The most widely planted U.S variety. Sweet and crisp apple on a productive and annually bearing tree.
Cortland: Tried and true September multipurpose apple. An annual cropping tree that is easy to prune and care for. Cortland also has a slow to brown flesh making it great for slices. Fresh eating, sauce, and baking.
Granny Smith: extra green, extra tart, and extra firm. Early November ripening and stores well.
Macintosh: A classic new england variety. Winter hardy and an annual bearer with mid September ripening. This apple has softer flesh with a nice sweet tart flavor, great for everything.
Aztec fuji: Ripening right at the end of October. Crisp and sweet with excellent storage potential. Manage crop carefully to keep this variety out of it's bi-annual tendency.
Idared: An excellent Mid October ripening cider, baking and sauce apple. We recommend this variety highly to our customers because it is very grower friendly: annual producer, good growth habit, and low apple scab susceptibility. A tarter apple that stores well.
Ginger Gold: Golden yellow skin with a crisp juicy flesh. This apple ripens in late August and is one of the season's best, also makes a great pie. Highly recommended
Golden Delicious: A mid October ripening yellow skinned apple. Sweet flesh when fully ripe, a great multipurpose apple. Excellent for pies, cider and sauce.
Crimson Crisp: Ripens in mid to late September. This apple has a bold red skin with crisp white flesh and really good flavor. Known to be good for making both sweet and hard cider. This apple is also disease resistant making it a great back yard tree.
(although some are self fertile, most apples need a mate for pollination, a second variety. We recommend at least three varieties in your orchard for adequate pollination)
Peaches/Nectarines:
- Priced at $33/tree
Coralstar: A yellow flesh freestone that ripens just after labor day. Reliable cropper and easy to manage tree.
Red Haven: The bench mark of yellow flesh freestone varieties. Ripens around Aug 20th.
Risingstar: Ripens around August 10th. This semi cling yellow flesh peach has a medium sized fruit.
Early Star: Ripening in very early August and is yellow fleshed and semi cling.
Saturn: White flesh and donut shaped. Known as the flying saucer peach. Pleasantly sweet fruit that ripens around August 15th.
Messina: Reliable cropping with mid September Ripening. A medium sized yellow flesh freestone peach with excellent flavor.
Silver Gem: A white flesh Nectarine that ripens around August 5th. Very nice flavor
Fantasia: A mid September ripening nectarine that is one the season's most asked for fruit here at Butternut. Excellent quality.
(peaches and nectarines are self fertile, no need for a second variety and they are a highly recommended choice for all back yard fruit growers, including first timers because they are very simple to care for)
Pears:
-priced at $37/tree
Harrow Crisp: A bartlett type that ripens around Sept 5th.
Harrow Sweet: A bartlett type that ripens around October 1st.
Bosc: A round fruited pear that ripens in mid October
Clapps: A bartlett type that ripens around mid September.
(for cross pollination we recommend purchasing at least two varieties in your orchard. These varieties will all pollinate one another)
Cherries:
-priced at $40/ tree
Benton: Sweet. A dark mahogany cherry that is a reliable producer of larger cherries. Good flavor and ripens early July.
Regina: Excellent quality that ripens in very late July. A dark mahogany sweet cherry.
Ebony Pearl: A new dark mahogany sweet cherry that ripens in early July. Crack resistant.
Stardust: A bi-colored sweet cherry, much like Rainer. Ripens in late July.
Montmorency: The most widely planted sour cherry in North America. Bright red with a tart flavor. Great for pies, juicing or any other baking or processing needs.
(Sweet cherries need multiple varieties for adequate pollination and the more the merrier. Designing a sweet cherry orchard with adequate cross pollination can be tricky, you want two varieties at the minimum.
Sour cherries are self fertile, only one tree is necessary)
