Honeycrisp Apple Tree

Name: Honeycrisp Apple Tree
SKU: app-hon-1
Price: 22.95 USD
Availability: InStock

$22.95

Honeycrisp apple trees produce some of the most delicious and cold hardy apples! Not only is it very sweet and very juicy, but you can also enjoy this apple for up to 5 months when it’s stored in a cold place. It is also resistant to scab.

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.

SKU: app-hon-1 Category: Apple Trees Tags: Cold Hardy, Disease Resistance Good, Eating Fresh, Fruit Trees for Maine, Fruit Trees for New Hampshire, Fruit Trees for Rhode Island, Fruit Trees for Tennessee, Fruit Trees for Vermont, Fruit Trees for Wisconsin, Group 4: Mid-Late Flowering, Grows in Tompkins County, Hardiness Zone 3, Hardiness Zone 4, Hardiness Zone 5, Hardiness Zone 6, Keeps Well, Royalty-free, Sweet/Crisp

Honeycrisp Apple Tree Overview

Honeycrisp apple tree has a honey sweet and crisp flavor created by the University of Minnesota’s Horticultural Research Center. In fact, they started to develop this apple tree in the early 1960s and introduced it in the 1990’s for its cold hardiness. Since then, it has become one of the most delicious cold hardy apple varieties! Moreover, the Honeycrisp apple tree has a mysterious and unclear parentage. At first, scientists thought is was a cross between Macoun and Honeygold. However, DNA testing in 2017 showed that it had origins resembling Golden Delicious and Duchess of Oldenburg.

Surprisingly, the Minnesota Research Center was going to throw away the Honeycrisp apple tree. But we are so glad it didn’t! Firstly, Honeycrisp has cells which are about double the size of normal apples and consequently they release a large burst of sweet juice and flavor. In addition it doesn’t become brown when you slice it. Therefore, it has not only become the third-most popular variety in North America, but has also become the official state fruit of Minnesota. In conclusion, Honeycrisp is our beloved orphan apple which many have since adopted and loved.

Growing Characteristics

Uses: Eat fresh. Wonderful in salads and pies!
Taste: Sweet-tart/crisp. A very sweet and juicy flavor!
Size: Large
Color: Yellow and red blush apple with cream colored flesh
Hardiness Zones: 3-7
Disease resistance
- Cedar apple rust: Some susceptibility
- Fireblight: Some resistance
- Mildew: Some susceptibility
- Scab: Very resistant
- Bitter pit: Some susceptibility
Harvest period: September
Flowering Group: 4
Cross Pollinates with: Enterprise, Galarina™, Pink Lady, Pristine, and Sansa to name a few.
Cultivation: This apple tree is very precocious and bears fruit within four years. Additionally, it has moderate vigour, growing especially well on dwarf root stock.
Storage: You can store the apples for up to 5 months without the apple losing its flavor.

Honeycrisp Apple Tree

Honeycrisp Apple Tree Overview

Growing Characteristics

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