Amish Gold Slicer
Blemish free, very firm fruits with excellent flavor. Great for fresh eating and canning. Extremely productive.
Amish Paste
An old Amish heirloom that dates back to the turn of the century! Generations have used this tomato in sauces and for canning. Full and rather unusual flavor. Said to taste the best of all paste tomatoes. Tasty, solid flesh used for stews, bottling, drying, and sauces. 8-12 oz. plum shaped fruit. Twice as big as the classic Roma tomato. Great in salsa, ketchup or spaghetti sauce. Excellent for slicing. Bright red.
Apple, Fireside
Malus domestica ‘Fireside’
McIntosh x Longfield. University of Minnesota, 1943. Large, red-striped fruit with a sweet, pleasant flavor. Excellent flavor, good for eating. Good storage life. One of the most popular apples in Minnesota. Resistant to cedar-apple rust. Unsuitable pollinator for Connell Red.
Apple, Haralred®
Malus ‘Haralred’
A Bailey Nurseries introduction, this red selection of Haralson apple was discovered by Louis Lautz, an orchardist from La Crescent, MN. The fruit is redder and earlier than the standard Haralson, yet retains all the good qualities of Haralson: juicy, tart, firm, good keeper, extremely hardy and fireblight resistant. This is an excellent variety for northern Minnesota.
Unsuitable pollinator for Haralson.
Apple, Haralson
Malus domestica ‘Haralson’
Malinda x Wealthy. University of Minnesota, 1923. Named after Charles Haralson, superintendent of the U of MN Fruit Breeding Farm. A natural, semi-dwarf tree that produces medium-sized red fruit. Hard, crisp and tart. A good dual-purpose apple, which makes it one of the most popular apples in Minnesota. Often bears fruit the first year, but is prone to biennial bearing. Keeps well, will store until March. Fine hardy, winter variety.
Unsuitable pollinator for Haralred®.
Apple, Honeycrisp
Malus domestica ‘Honeycrisp’
Keepsake x unnamed seedling. University of Minnesota, 1991. An exciting apple that is exceptionally crisp and juicy. Flavor is sweet but well-balanced. Excellent storage life, up to 7 months. Has been rated equal to or higher in overall quality than Haralson, Honeygold or Keepsake in winter storage trials. Ripens in late September in Minnesota and stores like a late season variety. Has become an outstanding commercial and home orchard variety because of its explosive crispness, flavor and storage life.
Apple, KinderKrisp
Malus ‘KinderKrisp’
Exceptional flavor and crisp texture, much like its parent Honeycrisp, this early ripening variety features much smaller fruit. Perfect size for snacking or kids’ lunches, with a good balance of sweet flavors and a crisp, juicy bite. Outstanding variety for homeowners, flowering early in the season and ripening in late August, the fruit is best fresh from the tree, hanging on for an extended period.
Apple, McIntosh
Malus domestica ‘McIntosh’
Fameuse x Detroit Red. Ontario, Canada, 1870. A well-known, older apple that has a sprightly flavor and a medium storage life. Nearly solid, bright red skin. Heavy bearer. Good for eating and baking. Fruit tends to drop when ripe.
Apple, Norland
Malus ‘Norland’
Rescue x Melba. Saskatchewan, Canada, 1979. One of the earliest summer apples to ripen. Well suited to very cold regions. A natural, semi-dwarf tree that is precocious and productive. Attractive color, small to medium fruit. Good cooking or eating apple. Very hardy. Keeps about 16 weeks in cold storage. Fruit must be picked before full maturity for storage or use.
Apple, Prairie Magic®
Malus ‘Prairie Magic’
Goodland x Mantet. From Manitoba, this apple stands out because of its superior cold hardiness. The flesh is white, crisp, and sweeter than Goodland. Delicious eaten out of hand and may also be used for cooking. Introduced by Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.
Apple, SnowSweet®
Malus domestica ‘Snowsweet’
Sharon x Connell Red. Another example of the University of Minnesota’s expertise in the development of cold-hardy apple varieties. A cross between Sharon and Connell Red, SnowSweet® has a deliciously sweet, slightly tart taste. Slow to oxidize when exposed to air. Honeycrisp is a good pollinator. Above-average resistance to scab and fireblight.
Apple, State Fair
Malus ‘State Fair’
Mantet x Oriole. University of Minnesota, 1978. Medium-sized, red-striped fruit. Flavor is sprightly tart and good for eating and baking. Good texture, semi-acid to sweet. All-purpose apple. One of the better early apples for northern locations. Short storage life.