3N1 Combo Apples may have more than three live varieties budded to them, but Grandpa markets them all as 3N1s.  So if you have 4 or more, you are lucky and very welcome--- no extra charge!  You may even get a surprize variety, depending on what the "base" tree was that the others were budded onto.

Choose a combination which will be suitable for your Hardiness Zone.  These are the apple varieties we believe have been propagated on the trees:

3N1 EASTERN Apple Combo--- May have three or more of McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Cortland, Golden Delicious, SnowSweet.   Suitable for Zones 4-7 typically.

3N1 MIDWESTERN Apple Combo--- May have three or more of Gala, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith.  Suitable for Zones 5-8 typically.

3N1 NORTHERN Apple Combo--- May have three or more of Honeycrisp, Norland, Lodi,  Zestar!, State Fair.  Suitable for Zones 3-7 typically.

3N1 WESTERN Apple Combo--- May have three or more of Fuji, Honeycrisp, Liberty, Red Gravenstein, Chehalis.  Suitable for Zones 5-8 typically.

Grafting multiple varieties onto one tree has been done for hundreds of years.  Usually it is the fruit hobbyist and enthusiast who does this because they love to see and grow many different varieties, and have a limited space in their garden or orchard, or have only a few trees with which to work with.  Usually it is a labor of love.  They usually are only propagated in the nursery trade for backyard growers. 

Growing a combo tree can be a good alternative to having several different trees in your backyard orchard if you have limited space. Combo trees require extra attention to pruning and growing so that the most vigorous cultivar doesn't eventually take over the whole tree. Care must be given to the less vigorous varieties to make sure they get adequate sunlight and growth so that they do not eventually die-off or become over-whelmed by the more vigorous varieties.

Watch how each variety grows. Overly vigorous varieties can be summer pruned to remove some of their vigor, and be careful about not over-pruning them in the dormant season which will only invigorate them. Let the weaker varieties grow all summer. Try as best you can to maintain a balance within the tree of all the varieties.

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