Bareroot Fruit Tree Descriptions Available for Pick-Up April 21-27Th, 2014 APPLES
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Moose Valley Farms Bareroot Fruit Trees Available April 21st -28th, 2014 Variety Size* Price Fruit - Apple - Honeycrisp - Semi Dwarf 7' BR $31.00 Fruit - Apple - Red McIntosh - Semi Dwarf 7' BR $30.00 Fruit - Apple - Red McIntosh - Semi Dwarf 11/16" BR $28.50 Fruit - Apple - Sweet Sixteen - Semi Dwarf 7' BR $31.00 Fruit - Apple - Zestar - Semi Dwarf 7' BR $30.00 Fruit - Apple - Zestar - Semi Dwarf 7/8" BR $30.00 Fruit - Apple - Yellow Transparent 11/16" BR $27.50 Fruit - Apricot - Pioneer Chinese - Standard 1" BR $35.00 Fruit - Apricot - Moongold -Semi Dwarf 7/8" BR $31.00 Fruit - Apricot - Sungold - Semi Dwarf 1" BR $35.00 Fruit - Cherry - Bing - Semi-Dwarf 1 1/4" BR $35.00 Fruit - Cherry - Evans Bali - Semi Dwarf 1" BR $32.00 Fruit - Cherry - Lapins - Semi Dwarf 1 1/4" BR $35.00 Fruit - Cherry - Rainier -Semi - Dwarf 1" BR $32.00 Fruit - Cherry - Stella - Semi- Dwarf 1" BR $32.00 Fruit - Cherry - Montmorency - Semi-Dwarf 7/8" BR $30.00 Fruit - Cherry - North Star - Semi-Dwarf 11/16" BR $29.00 Fruit - Peach - Redhaven - Semi-Dwarf 1" BR $35.00 Fruit - Peach - Reliance - Semi-Dwarf 1" BR $35.00 Fruit - Pear - Anjou - Semi - Dwarf 1" BR $30.00 Fruit - Pear - Bartlett - Semi Dwarf 1"BR $30.00 Fruit - Pear - Tawara Asian Pear 7/8" BR $31.00 Fruit - Pear - Parker - Semi-Dwarf 1" BR $30.00 Fruit - Pear - Patten - Semi-Dwarf 1" BR $30.00 Fruit - Plum - Mount Royal - Semi-Dwarf 7/8" BR $30.00 Fruit - Plum - Green Gage - Semi - Dwarf 1" BR $31.00 Fruit - Plum - Italian Prune Plum - Semi - Dwarf 11/16" BR $28.50 Fruit - Plum - Stanley Prune Plum - Semi Dwarf 1" BR $31.00 *Size in inches denotes caliper size, size in feet denote tree height CALL OR EMAIL TO RESERVE YOUR FRUIT TREES!!!!!! Bareroot fruit tree week is 4/21/2014 - 4/27/2014 Moose Valley Farms Bare Root Fruit Trees Page 1 of 5 Bareroot Fruit Tree Descriptions Available for pick-up April 21-27th, 2014 APPLES Honeycrisp Apple Zone 4-7 Blooms Mid-Season, Ripens Late September An exciting apple that is exceptionally crisp & Juicy. Large 3” Fluorescent fruit, good texture & great crunch. Flavor is sweet, but well balanced. Excellent storage life, up to 7 months. Pollinate with Cortland, Goodland, Akane, McIntosh, Sweet Sixteen. McIntosh Apple Zone 4-7 Blooms Mid-Season, Ripens Late September. A well-known older apple that has a sprightly flavor and a medium storage life. Nearly solid, bright red skin. Heavy bearer, good for eating & baking. Fruit tends to drop when ripe. Pollinate with Cortland, Goodland, Akane, Honeycrisp, Sweet Sixteen. Sweet Sixteen Apple Zone 4-7 Blooms Mid-Season, Ripens Mid-Late September Medium sized red striped apple with crisp, juicy texture. Excellent sweet, unusual flavor – like cherry candy. Outstanding dessert apple. Pollinate with Goodland, Akane, Cortland, Honeycrisp, and McIntosh. Zestar Apple Zone 4-7 Blooms Early Season, Ripens Late August A wonderful new apple, an early apple that is crisp & juicy! Best known for its excellent sweet tart flavor. Has a much longer storage life than other early apples. Excellent for fresh eating and cooking. Pollinate with Yellow Transparent, Akane, Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Sweet Sixteen, Red Wealthy Apples, & pollinate with Centennial, Chestnut, & Whitney Crabapple. Yellow Transparent Apple STANDARD Zone 3-6 Blooms Early Season, Ripens Late July – Early Sept. Skin is clear yellow and the flesh is white. Precocious and productive tree. Best used for cooking. Heavy producer. Pick before maturity for better storage life. Scab resistant. Pollinate with Zestar, Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Sweet Sixteen, Wealthy, Goodland, Crabapples, or other early blooming apple varieties. APRICOTS Moongold Apricot Zone 4-8’ 10-15’ Freestone. Blooms late April, Ripens Late July Light orange color. Flavor is sweet, but with a slight acidity. Blooms 3rd week of April. 1.75” fruit hangs on tree until ripe. Pollinate with Sungold Moose Valley Farms Bare Root Fruit Trees Page 2 of 5 Sungold Apricot Zone 4-8 10-15’ Freestone. Blooms late April, Ripens Early August. Bright, clear gold, 1.25” fruit that hangs on the tree until ripe. Flavor is mild and sweet. Eating quality is good, sauce is fair to good, and jam is very good. Late variety. Pollinate with Moongold. Pioneer Chinese Apricot Zone 4-8 10-15’ Clingstone. Blooms Late April, Ripens Mid July A late blooming apricot, ideal for higher elevations and climates prone to late spring frosts. Golden yellow fruits have a reddish blush, and are sweet, firm and juicy. Trees bear young and heavily. Called a “sweet pit apricot” as its pit is edible and tastes of almond. Cross pollination will improve yields; however, is Self-Pollinating. CHERRIES Bing Cherry (Sweet) Zone 5-9 Blooms Early May, 15-25’ tall, Ripens Mid-June Black Cherry – Solid flesh with high quality flavor. Pollinate with Black Tartarian, Lapin, Rainier, or Stella. Lapin Cherry ( Sweet) Zone 5-9 Blooms Early May, 15-20’ tall, Ripens July to August A big, beautiful, dark mahogany red cherry. These are some of the largest and juiciest cherries that grow on trees. The sweet taste is wonderful for baking and cooking. Highly resistant to browning. Self pollinating. Evans Bali Cherry (Sour) Zone 3-8 Blooms Early May, 15-20’ tall, Ripens August Deep dark red fruit 1” in diameter and excellent for baking and fresh eating. The fruit is much sweeter than other sour cherries. Extremely hardy buds. Self pollinating. Rainier Cherry (Sweet) Zone 5-8, Up to 30’ Blooms Late April, Ripens Early July. Produces sweet golden yellow fruit with red blush. Large, firm, juicy & sweet. Vigorous and hardy, resistant to cracking. Excellent pollinator for most sweet cherries. Can be pruned to keep at a shorter height. Pollinate with Bing, Lapins, Van, Black Tartarian, Lambert or Stella. Stella Cherry (Sweet) Zone 5-9, 15-16’. Blooms Early May, Ripens Early July. Black skin and flesh. Sweet with juicy flesh & is moderately firm. Large fruit and vigorous grower. Pollinate with Bing, Black Tartarian, Lapin, or Rainier. Montmorency Cherry (Sour) Zone 5-9, 12-18’ Blooms Early May, Ripens Late June Large, tart red fruit for pie or preserves. Fruit firm and juicy. Very vigorous and productive. Self pollinating. Moose Valley Farms Bare Root Fruit Trees Page 3 of 5 North Star Cherry (Sour) Zone 4-8, 8-10’ Blooms Early May, Ripens Late June. Genetic dwarf. Red fruit with a small stone, very productive. Sour pie cherry. PEACHES Redhaven Peach Zone 5-8, 15-20’ Freestone, Blooms Early May, Ripens July-Early August One of the finest early peaches. Beautiful red and golden yellow. Flesh is firm, smooth textured and fine flavored. Fruit is medium size, round, uniform, and appealing. Good for freezing, canning, and shipping. Disease resistant. One of the hardier peaches. Fruit sets heavily, thinning is recommended to reach fruit size. Self fertile. Reliance Peach Zone 4-7 15’ Freestone, Blooms Early May, Ripens July – Early August One of the hardiest yellow fleshed peaches available. Medium sized, roundish, yellow-fleshed peach that ripens the same time as Redhaven. Has a rather dull blush over green-yellow color. Flesh is bright yellow, rather soft and juicy. Flavor is fair. Good for fresh market in cold regions. Show blooms provide ornamental value. Self Fertile. PEARS Anjou Pear Zone 5-8 , 8-12’. Blooms April-May, Ripens Mid-August Medium to large fruit. Smooth, thin, yellow-green skin. White, sweet flesh. Stores well. Vigorous upright tree. Used for fresh eating. Ripens best off the tree. Suggested to use Bartlett as a pollinizer, but Bosc will work as well. Bartlett Pear Zone 5-8, 15’. Blooms Early May, Ripens in September. Large size, golden yellow, wonderful quality. Buttery, juicy, highly flavored fruit. Excellent for eating fresh or canning. Vigorous grower and bears young. Pollinate with Bosc, Clapps Favorite, Seckel, or D’Anjou. Patten Pear Zone 4-8, 15’. Blooms Early May, Ripens Mid September. Fruit is of good size and quality. Very tender and juicy, good eating quality. Best picked green and ripened in a cool location. Especially hardy.. A good pollinator for most other pear trees, especially Parker. Parker Pear Zone 4-7. 15’ Blooms Early May, Ripens August. Open pollinated seedling of a Manchurian pear. Large, yellow-bronze fruit. Fine grained, tender and juicy. Upright and vigorous grower. Pollinator for Luscious(*Luscious will NOT pollinate Parker, Luscious is pollen sterile), Use Summercrisp or Patten as a pollinator for Parker. Moose Valley Farms Bare Root Fruit Trees Page 4 of 5 Tawara Asian Pear Zone 4-7. 15’ Blooms Early May, Ripens August-September. Fruiting Asian pear grown mainly for its edible fruit, has an upright oval form with glossy green foliage which looks great all season long. White flowers in the spring make way to the unusual dark tan to light brown fruit. Tastes like a cross between an apple and a pear, with a very crispy texture. Excellent for fresh eating or canning. Partially self-fruitful, but better crops are set when two different cultivars are planted. European or Asian pears can be used for pollination, such as Seckle, Bosc, or Bartlett. PLUMS Stanley Prune Plum Zone 5-8, 8-12’. Blooms late April, ripens early September. Semi freestone Blue European plum. Fruit is medium to large, flesh is greenish yellow. Produces large annual crop. Good for fresh dessert, canning, jams and jellies. Self pollinating. Mount Royal Plum Zone 4-8, 8-12’ Blooms Late April, ripens Early August. Freestone Blue European Plum. Good eaten off of the tree. Excellent for dessert, jam, and preserves. Tender, juicy flesh. Self Pollinating. Italian Prune Plum Zone 5-8, 15-20’, Blooms Late April, ripens mid-September.