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| Latin Name | Malus |
| Hardiness Zone | 3 |
| Height | 25-35 ft |
| Spread | 20-30 ft |
| Sun Requirements | Full Sun |
| Average Time to Bear Fruit | 5-7 Years |
| Harvest Time | Late September - Early October |
| Soil | Prefers moist, well drained soil |
| 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 'Wolf River'
Wolf river is renowned for being one of the best apples for pies, producing very large apples (up to 7 inches in diameter!) that hold their shape when cooked. In addition to that, they are also quite good eaten fresh, with a nice sweetness matched with subtle tartness depending on when the apple is harvested. It is disease resistant to a number of diseases, with lesser resistance to fire blight. With that said, it is still very disease resistant in general. It originates from Wolf River in Wisconsin and was a seed planted from the variety of apple called Alexander and has been around since 1875! Hardy to zone 3.