Apples
Historical Scab-free Commmercial Crabapples
We specialize in the growing of hardy apple trees. We produce apples for growers on the northern fringe of commercial production, which we define as being in zone 5 and colder. CORN HILL NURSERY is located in zone 4b
Liberty Apples ripening at the nursery
We no longer mail order fruit trees. Shipping rates are now charged by volume, making fruit trees prohibitively expensive to ship. We can make arrangements to ship trees with the understanding that our normal mail order rates do not apply and you will be charged at cost plus packaging.
- Due to Federal regulations we cannot ship fruit trees to British Columbia
- U.S. Customers: We do not ship fruit trees to the United States
Nearly all apple trees consist of at least 2 separate parts that are united by the process of grafting or budding. The rootstock provides anchorage and absorbs the necessary water and mutrients for growth. Because the rootstocks influences such things as
- productivity
- earliness of bearing
- size control
- winter hardiness,
its importance in the overall value of a tree cannot be overstated. The variety, of course, produces the fruit. It should be carefully chosen, keeping in mind
- the quality of the apple
- the season of ripening
- the adaptability to the site and climate in which it is to grow
- other characteristics desired by the grower.
NOTE ON ROOTSTOCKS
We use seedlings of the hardy Russian variety 'Beautiful-Arcade'. These seedlings are 3/4 size, very hardy, productive and early bearing. Average mature tree size 6 m. (19 ft.).
