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Grandpa's Orchard

Golden Delicious Apple

Malus domestica
Golden Delicious is one of Grandma's favorite apples, she used it for all uses.

Grandpa's Favorite Fruit Trees

Grandpa tested hundreds of fruit tree varieties in his lifetime. Some were so bad that Grandma rejected them! If they couldn't pass the "Grandma test", they usually couldn't stay in Grandpa's Orchard™.

Grandpa's Choice™ varieties are the "best of the best" and became his and Grandma's all-time favorites. Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ varieties are proven disease resistant varieties that Grandpa selected for his backyard fruit grower friends, who didn't want to spray pesticides and fungicides as much.

If you can't find these in containers at your local, independent garden center, ask that they carry Grandpa's Orchard™ Premium Brand Fruit Trees. You can also order online and buy all of these, plus many more, in the regular bareroot fruit tree section of Grandpa's Orchard™.

Honeycrisp™ Apple 'Honeycrisp™'

Honeycrisp™ Apple 'Honeycrisp™'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
"Explosively crisp!"

Cameo® Apple, USPP# 9068 'Cameo®'

Cameo® Apple, USPP# 9068 'Cameo®'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Cameo® brand apple is one of Grandpa's new favorites. Reminds him of the old-time delicious. Tasty and a good keeper!

Fuji-Auvil Early Fuji® Apple 'Auvil Early Fuji®'

Fuji-Auvil Early Fuji® Apple 'Auvil Early Fuji®'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Auvil Early Fuji™ Apple is a "must have" Fuji for the northern areas where it will ripen earlier and completely.

Fuji-Red Fuji Apple (Regular late season) 'Red Fuji'

Fuji-Red Fuji Apple (Regular late season) 'Red Fuji'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Red Fuji Apple is a great late ripening apple for those with real "sweet tooths".

Gala-Red Gala Apple 'Red Gala'

Gala-Red Gala Apple 'Red Gala'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Red Gala is one of Grandpa's all-time favorites for eating off the tree early in the fall.

Golden Delicious Apple 'Golden Delicious'

Golden Delicious Apple 'Golden Delicious'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Golden Delicious is one of Grandma's favorite apples, she used it for all uses.

Granny Smith Apple 'Granny Smith'

Granny Smith Apple 'Granny Smith'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Granny Smith wasn't name for Grandma, but she liked its tart flavor!

Gravenstein Apple 'Red Gravenstein'

Gravenstein Apple 'Red Gravenstein'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Red Gravenstein is one of Grandpa's old-time favorites!

Harelson Apple 'Red Harelson'

Harelson Apple 'Red Harelson'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Red Haralson is an extremely hardy apple with great qualities!

Liberty Apple 'Liberty'

Liberty Apple 'Liberty'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Liberty is a very good multi-disease resistant apple for the backyard orchard.

McIntosh Apple 'Red McIntosh'

McIntosh Apple 'Red McIntosh'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
A favorite in the east!

Pristine® Apple 'Pristine®'

Pristine® Apple 'Pristine®'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Pristine® is one of the easiest early apples to grow in the garden.

Red Delicious Apple 'Red Delicious'

Red Delicious Apple 'Red Delicious'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
The "Red Delicious" shape is the ultimate apple icon, recognized as an "apple" by everyone!

Redfree Apple 'Redfree'

Redfree Apple 'Redfree'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Redfree Apple is one of Grandpa's Favorite disease resistant varieties.

Red Rome Apple 'Red Rome'

Red Rome Apple 'Red Rome'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Red Rome is an all time favorite that keeps well.

Wealthy Apple 'Red Wealthy'

Wealthy Apple 'Red Wealthy'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Red Wealthy has been an old favorite because of its hardiness and flavor!

Rezista® Goldstar

Rezista® Goldstar

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Rezista® Goldstar is a scab resistant golden apple with a unique lemony flavor.

Rezista® Rajka Apple 'Rezista® Rajka'

Rezista® Rajka Apple 'Rezista® Rajka'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Rezista® Rajka is a scab resistant apple hardy to Zone 4.

Rezista® Releika Apple 'Rezista® Releika'

Rezista® Releika Apple 'Rezista® Releika'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Rezista® Releika is a scab resistant variety with a flavor and flesh similar to Gala.

Rezista® Resi Apple 'Rezista® Resi'

Rezista® Resi Apple 'Rezista® Resi'

Botanical Name: Malus domestica
Rezista® Resi is an early scab resistant apple, some say is similar to Jonathan.

Goldcot Apricot 'Goldcot'

Goldcot Apricot 'Goldcot'

Botanical Name: Prunus armeniaca
Grandpa's favorite for northern, eastern and mid-west conditions.

Tilton Apricot 'Tilton'

Tilton Apricot 'Tilton'

Botanical Name: Prunus armeniaca
Tilton is one of the best backyard orchard apricots for western areas.

Ranier Blush Sweet Cherry 'Ranier'

Ranier Blush Sweet Cherry 'Ranier'

Botanical Name: Prunus avium
Ranier is the most popular light, blush sweet cherry--- often seen in the produce departments in the early summer!

Stella Dark Sweet Cherry 'Stella'

Stella Dark Sweet Cherry 'Stella'

Botanical Name: Prunus avium
Stella is self-fertile, so pollinizer is needed!

WhiteGold™ Blush Sweet Cherry 'WhiteGold™'

WhiteGold™ Blush Sweet Cherry 'WhiteGold™'

Botanical Name: Prunus avium
WhiteGold™ Sweet Cherry is self-fertile.

Montmorency Tart Cherry 'Montmorency'

Montmorency Tart Cherry 'Montmorency'

Botanical Name: Prunus cerasus
Montmorency Tart cherry is the "gold standard" for tart cherries.

Balaton® Tart Cherry 'Balaton®'

Balaton® Tart Cherry 'Balaton®'

Botanical Name: Prunus cerasus

Stanley Prune 'Stanley'

Stanley Prune 'Stanley'

Botanical Name: Prunus domestica
Stanley Prune was Grandma's favorite for canning.

Redhaven Peach 'Redhaven'

Redhaven Peach 'Redhaven'

Botanical Name: Prunus persica
The "gold standard!"

Canadian Harmony Peach 'Canadian Harmony'

Canadian Harmony Peach 'Canadian Harmony'

Botanical Name: Prunus persica
Grandma loved to can Harmony because they were tasty and sweet, and BIG!

Early Redhaven Peach 'Early Redhaven'

Early Redhaven Peach 'Early Redhaven'

Botanical Name: Prunus persica
Early Redhaven was one of Grandpa's favorite early peaches!

Red Globe Peach 'Red Globe'

Red Globe Peach 'Red Globe'

Botanical Name: Prunus persica
Grandpa's friends in the west thought Red Globe was one of the best!

Reliance Peach 'Reliance'

Reliance Peach 'Reliance'

Botanical Name: Prunus persica
Reliance Peach is one of the most cold hardy peaches. Good for tough peach growing areas.

Santa Rosa Japanese Plum 'Santa Rosa'

Santa Rosa Japanese Plum 'Santa Rosa'

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina
One of Grandma's Favorites!

Duarte Japanese Plum 'Duarte'

Duarte Japanese Plum 'Duarte'

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina
Duarte Plum is one of the best red plums for western conditions.

Superior Hybrid Plum 'Superior'

Superior Hybrid Plum 'Superior'

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina hybrid
Superior is one of the hardiest plums for northern climes!

Bartlett Pear 'Bartlett'

Bartlett Pear 'Bartlett'

Botanical Name: Pyrus communis
Bartlett Pear is almost everyone's favorite!

Moonglow Pear 'Moonglow'

Moonglow Pear 'Moonglow'

Botanical Name: Pyrus communis
Moonglow pear is a good pear for the backyard orchard because of its disease resistance.