Nova Spy Apple Tree

Nova Spy apple tree is a cross between Nova Easygro and Northern Spy x Golden Delicious. It’s an excellent choice of apple for eating fresh and making pies and is commonly used to make apple cider because of its tartness. Resistant to common apple diseases like mildew and scab, Nova Spy also keeps well in storage.

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-nov Category: Apple Trees Tags: Cider, Disease Resistance Good, Eating Fresh, Fruit Trees for New York, Fruit Trees for Rhode Island, Fruit Trees for Tennessee, Fruit Trees for Vermont, Fruit Trees for Wisconsin, Group 3: Mid Flowering, Grows in Tompkins County, Hardiness Zone 4, Hardiness Zone 5, Hardiness Zone 6, Hardiness Zone 7, Hardiness Zone 8, Sweet-Tart/Crisp

Nova Spy Apple Tree Overview

The Nova Spy apple tree is the result of an experiment to make Northern Spy apple variety more disease resistant! Breeders developed this delicious apple variety at the Agricultural Research Station in Nova Scotia, Canada as a cross between Nova Easygro and New York 44411-1 (Northern Spy and Golden Delicious). They then released it to apple lovers in 1986.

The Nova Spy apple tree bears medium-large sized fruit with a lovely dark red color. It’s an excellent choice for eating fresh since you will love the crisp and juice taste as well as its mild tartness. Additionally, Nova Spy is a good ingredient for making delicious pies. Due to its tartness it’s also been the apple of choice to add to apple cider.

Nova Spy apple trees are moderately vigorous and upright spreading hardy trees. You will start to see fruit within three years of growth. This apple tree variety bears fruit every year, however, it’s doesn’t bear heavy crops. Nova Spy keeps well in storage for up to 16 weeks and is resistant to common apple diseases like scab and mildew.

Growing Characteristics

Uses: eating fresh, pie, used to make cider due to its tartness
Taste: tart, crisp, juicy, sweet
Size: medium to large sized
Color: green yellow in fruit color with dark red blushes and some russetting, creamy to yellow flesh color
Hardiness Zones: 4 – 8
Disease resistance:
- Scab – resistant
- Mildew– resistant
- Fireblight – resistant
- Rust – susceptible
Harvest period: 5, late season (early to mid October)
Flowering Group: 3
Cross pollinates with: Enterprise, Galarina™, Goldrush, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Melrose, Newtown Pippin, Northern Spy, to name a few.
Cultivation: This apple tree is a moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Additionally it is a partial tip bearer. Although this tree bears fruit annually, it does not always have heavy crops. It can start to bear fruit within three years.
Storage: Keeps well in storage for four months (16 weeks).
Ease of care: easy

Nova Spy Apple Tree

Nova Spy Apple Tree Overview

Growing Characteristics

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