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| Latin Name | Malus domestica |
| Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 |
| Height | 30-40 ft |
| Spread | 25 ft |
| Sun Requirements | Full Sun |
| Average Time to Bear Fruit | 5 Years |
| Harvest Time | October |
| Soil | Well drained soils |
| Flower Time | May |
| Pollination | Self sterile - requires a different apple cultivar to cross pollinate with |
Growing Tips
Apples are a cornerstone in cold climate fruit production. You will need 2 different varieties in order for the apple trees to cross pollinate and become fruitful. We focus on cultivars that are meant for the home orchardist that are less maintenance than many traditional apple cultivars like ‘Honey Crisp’ that are found in supermarkets to allow even those without a lot of experience to successfully grow fruit. All of our apple trees are grown on hardy root stock of either Antonovka, Dolgo, or Bud 118. Depending on care, they will take 4 to 5 years to produce apples and will continue to for many years!
Apple trees prefer well drained soil with moderate levels of fertility, and thrive best in full sun. They will not tolerate standing water. It’s important to prune them every year in early spring and clean up fallen fruit and leaves and discard them. We also like to give them compost every year or two and then mulch with woodchips or leaves on top of the compost.
More about Apple 'Frostbite'
The Frostbite apple is another true achievement of the University of Minnesota. They developed this wonderful apple and introduced it in 2008 and it has captured the hearts of many northern apple growers. It’s a smaller apple and its flavour packs a punch. It’s a grandparent of Honey crisp and shares that unique crunchy texture. It has an intense sweetness that is completely unique and will show you another universe of flavours that are possible in apples. Move over, Red Delicious! It shows relatively good disease resistance, and the apple can be stored for over 6 months. Ready to harvest mid October in our location.