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Black Oxford Apple Tree

Black Oxford apple is coldy hardy, heirloom variety great for cooking, pies, and making cider due to its great flavor.

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General Tree Height/Caliper: Most of our fruit trees (apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, quince, and cherry) are grafted/budded and are 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. The other trees are seedlings, such as pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, shade, berry, and flowering trees which range from 18-36" tall.

A rootstock primarily controls a tree's size and how early it bears fruit. Learn more about our specific rootstocks.

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Black Oxford Apple Tree Overview

The Black Oxford apple tree is an heirloom variety and great versatile variety, great choice not only for eating fresh and cooking, but also for making cider due to its juicy, sweet flavor. In fact, it is an excellent choice for winter eating! Moreover, you can also dry the apple to make apple ringlets. Black Oxford is small to medium in size and has crimson skin color and greenish-white flesh.

Black Oxford heirloom apple originates in Oxford County in Maine in the 18th century, and is very much loved to this day by growers!

The apple tree is coldy hardy and can grow well in hardiness zone 3. After picking can keep well in cold storage for four months, and the taste gets sweeter over time. Black Oxford apple trees are resistant to fireblight, scab, and cedar apple rust. It’s not self-fertile and needs a good pollinator.

Growing Characteristics

  • Uses: cider, dessert, cooking, making pies
  • Taste: Crisp, juicy, sweet
  • Size: Small to medium
  • Color: Crimson, deep red, dark purple color. Flesh is greenish-white.
  • Hardiness Zones: 3 – 6
  • Disease resistance
    • Scab – resistant
    • Cedar apple rust – resistant
    • Fireblight – resistant
  • Harvest period: 5
  • Flowering Group: 4
  • Cross Pollinates with:  Binet Rouge, Honeycrisp, Porter’s perfection, Sundance...to name a few!
  • Storage: Keeps well in cold storage for four months. Gets sweeter in storage.
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Shipping

  • Our shipping cost is 15-25% of the order total (depending on the size of the trees and how far the state is from NY) plus our handling fee which includes light pruning, packaging, printing, and quality checks.
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  • Note: we ship to Hawaii and Alaska however the shipping price is higher.

Warranty

  • If your tree doesn’t grow by July 1st or dies in the fall of the first year, please email us with a photo, order number, and description of the issue.
  • If the issue is related with the tree itself rather than lack of care, we guarantee to replace it next season or give a full refund.

Refunds and Cancellations

  • You can cancel your order to receive a full refund, but please note that cancelling an order after April 1st will result in a partial refund of 75% of the order total.
  • We much prefer payments by credit card or PayPal. If you pay by check or cash, then payments for pickup and shipping orders should be received within 30 days of your order, otherwise will be automatically cancelled.
  • If due to unforeseen circumstances your ordered tree is no longer available, you can get a full refund or a substitution with another variety.