New Fruit Trees 2010
Moonglow Fruiting Pear 

Pyrus 'Moonglow'

(Moonglow Fruiting Pear)

Extra large pear that is yellow with a slight red blush. Very smooth flesh, juicy and excellent mild flavor. Great for fresh eating, cooking or canning. Good tolerance to fire blight. Ripens mid to late August.

For quick desserts the Moonglow pear is ideal. The high quality of the Moonglow pear is apparent from fresh eating and the pleasant fruity aroma.


4-6' - $55.00



Malus 'Chestnut'

(Chestnut Fruiting Crabapple)


A vigorous, hardy crabapple that makes pleasant "chestnut" flavored jam. Large 2" reddish yellow fruit. Often used as a disease resistant pollinator for apples. Produces large white flowers in spring, growing to a height of 20 feet.

 The Chestnut Crabapple blooms in early to mid-May. It has a pleasant nut-like flavor. It produces a very large crabapple, up to 2" in diameter that ripens in early September. Outstanding flavor and good texture for fresh eating as well as being a pollinator. A very hardy plant with a medium storage life. It usually has a partially russeted skin and hangs well on the tree. It is a very productive annual bearer, and is loaded with white blooms in the bloom stage. The fruit quality holds well on the tree, being quite spritely at first and becoming sweeter later on. An excellent pollinator for other fruit apples.


5-7' - $35.00
20th Century Asian Pear

Pyrus 'Nijisseiki'

(20th Century Asian Pear)

Best known Asian pear.  Tree is of moderate vigor, upright and productive. Fruit is green to greenish yellow, smooth with some lenticels.  Fruit size is medium (9-14 oz.). 

Flesh is white, firm, crisp, very juicy and sweet with a refreshing tartness.  Fruit quality is good to very good.    Stores about 5 months.  Ripens in mid September.  Also known as 20th Century.  



5-7' - $45.00
EarlyGold Pear 

Pyrus x 'Jefgold'

(Early Gold Pear)


This new and improved seedling of 'Ure' Pear has improved plant vigor, chlorosis resistance and iron-clad cold hardiness. The golden fruit has a variety of uses and matures about 10 days earlier than 'Ure' Pear.

A medium growing tree reaching a mature height of 25-30 feet.

Early Gold represents a new and exciting fruit variety for the Northeast.Its fine fruit quality and improved cold hardiness assure it will be well-regarded by the northern gardener.

 

4-6' - $35.00
Centennial Fruiting Crabapple

Malus 'Centennial'

(Centennial Fruiting Crabapple)


University of Minnesota introduction. (Dolgo X Wealthy).

Large crabapple for fresh eating. An upright, rounded tree with toothed, green leaves and abundant blooms. Large fruit, to 2 inches in diameter. Flowers in spring. Fairly disease-resistant.

Requires moist, well-drained soil. Prefers full sun, but tolerates partial shade.



5-7' - $35.00
Whitney Fruiting Crabapple 

Malus 'Whitney'

(Whitney Fruiting Crabapple)


White flowers, followed by 2" dia. red fruit.  Good eaten fresh, or for jelly/pickling.  Heavy bearing tree, good apple pollinator.

Height:  15-25'    Spread: 10-15'


5-7' - $35.00