one of the best apple we can grow, known for its explosively crisp 3 in fruit that has a wonderful balance of tartness and sweetness. an added bonus is that it stores extremely well (5 months) ripens in late sept to early oct. released from u of minn.
From North Dakota. Considered to be one of the hardier apples, Wodarz has an uneven shape and yellow to green skin with a pink blush ripening in late September to early October. Flesh is white, firm and sweet. A vigorous apple used for eating and cooking with good storage-ability of up to three months. Somewhat tolerant to fireblight. A joint release of North Dakota State University and the R.L. Wodarz family.
Height: 18'
Spread: 15'
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 3-6
Fruit is green-yellow, very juicy and approximately 2" in diameter. Has sturdy branching. Good for eating and canning. Developed in 1978 at Morden Research Station. Approximate ripening date is August 15. Use 'Golden Spice' as pollinator.
Height: 18'
Spread: 15'
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 3-7
A very hardy pear. The 1.75" fruit are a medium yellow, lightly blushed with dull red and ripen mid-season. Good for canning and spicing, fair for eating. Use 'Ure' as pollinator.
Height: 18'
Spread: 12'
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 3-7
('MN447' x 'Northern Spy') University of Minnesota, 1978. Medium-sized red striped apple with crisp, juicy texture. Excellent sweet, unusual flavor - like cherry candy. Outstanding dessert apple. Fireblight resistant. Can be slow to come into bearing - better on dwarf rootstock. MNRC. Good success in zone 3b.
Height: 18' - 24'
Spread: 15' - 18'
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-7
A beautiful alder for difficult, dry situations. A rapid growing tree with decorative purple catkins and clusters of brown strobiles resembling little pine cones. Selected by the NDSU breeding program, Prairie Horizon® has proven to be the most drought-tolerant alder in their trials.
Height: 30-40'
Spread: 20-30'
Shape: Upright
Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Zone: 4-7
Developed at North Dakota State University, this tree was selected for its narrow, columnar habit. After several years, bark matures to a yellow-white. Tolerant of heat, drought, and alkaline soils.
Height: 35-40'
Spread: 10-12'
Shape: Narrowly pyrimidal
Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Zone: 3-7
Certainly one of the prettiest red-leafed crabapples we've seen. Has a better summer color and appearance than most red-leaf crabapples. Abundant magenta-pink blossoms stand out handsomely against reddish-purple, cutleaf foliage. Shows good resistance to fireblight. Developed by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
a winter hardy hybrid buckeye selected in northern minnesota. in ndsu trials it grew faster than most buckeyes. produces a dense globose form . the foliage is of high quality, fairly coarse and becomes a brilliant orange-red in the fall
Certainly one of the prettiest red-leafed crabapples we've seen. Has a better summer color and appearance than most red-leaf crabapples. Abundant magenta-pink blossoms stand out handsomely against reddish-purple, cutleaf foliage. Shows good resistance to fireblight. Developed by J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
Developed at North Dakota State University, this tree was selected for its narrow, columnar habit. After several years, bark matures to a yellow-white. Tolerant of heat, drought, and alkaline soils.
Height: 35-40'
Spread: 10-12'
Shape: Narrowly pyrimidal
Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Foliage: Yellow
Zone: 3-7
a compact fruit tree, the ideal size for backyard orchards; showy white flowers in spring followed by loads of bright red sour cherries in mid summer, excellent for pies and jam; needs full sun and well-drained soil, self-pollinating; extremely hardy
('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. MNRC.
Height: 18' - 24'
Spread: 15' - 18'
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 3-6
The small leaves of this native tree tremble in the slightest breeze for a beautiful effect. It is indifferent to soil conditions, and can be found in moist, shallow, rocky, or clay soils. The bark is an attractive greenish white. This is an excellent tree for naturalizing. The seed strain we use at Bailey Nurseries is resistant to black spot.
Height: 60-80'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Pyramidal in youth, rounded at maturity
Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Green
Fall Foliage: Gorgeous yellow
Zone: 2-7
selected for its excellent symmetrical branching even as a young tree. broadly pyramidal when young becoming rounded as it matures. green foilage turing yellow in the fall. nice specimen
This disease resistant cross by Dr. Dan Dayton, University of Illinois, has especially good foliage retention during summer. It blooms later than most crabs. The bark is a glossy dark red with numerous prominent lenticels, and the fruit does not drop. 1996 Iowa Tree of the Year.
Height: 15-20'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Upright, spreading becoming rounded
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-7