Growing tree fruits in short-season gardens

japanese-american hybrid. Color: Burgundy skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Sweet, hardy

Alderman

Fruit size: Small-medium, Notes: Good for frost-prone areas

Chinese

Color: Red blush, Notes: Not suitable for storage

Clapp's Favorite

Fruit size: Medium, Notes: Consistent producer in Alberta

Debbie's Gold

Color: Yellow, Uses and quality: Fresh, cooking; high quality

Earligold

Color: Yellow skin with reddish blush, Notes: Medium-sized fruit

Ember

Color: Red blush, Notes: Medium-size, good-quality fruit; very hardy

Flemish Beauty

Color: Green, Notes: Round, crisp, and sweet fruit; hardy

Gourmet

Color: Red, Uses and quality: Fresh, cooking, cider

Haralred

Color: Red-striped, Uses and quality: Cooking; tart

Haralson

Fruit size: Medium-large, Notes: Late blooming and frost hardy

Harcot

Fruit size: Medium, Notes: Late blooming, hardy

Harlayne

Color: Red, Uses and quality: Fresh, cooking; mild flavor

Hazen

Color: Red striped, Uses and quality: All-around; stores well

Honeycrisp

Color: Yellow, Uses and quality: Fresh, cooking

Honeygold

Color: Tan, Notes: Rich flavor, partially self-fertile

Honeysweet

Color: Purple skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Productive, hardy

Italian

Color: Yellow, Notes: Small fruit, fair quality, extremely hardy

John

Color: Dark red, Uses and quality: Scab resistant; good fresh, fair for cooking

Liberty

Color: Yellow, Uses and quality: Cooking; fair quality

Lodi

Color: Yellow, Notes: Large, sweet, and juicy fruit; hardy

Luscious

Color: Red blush, Uses and quality: All-around; tart

McIntosh

Fruit size: Medium-large, Notes: Small tree, very hardy (-50°F)

Meteor

Color: Purple skin, red flesh, Notes: Sweet, hardy

Methley

Fruit size: Medium-large, Notes: Small tree, hardy (-40°F)

Montmorency

Color: Red blush, Notes: Bartlett type, very hardy

Moonglow

Fruit size: Large, Notes: Frost-resistant bloom, hardy

Moongold

Color: Purple skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Self-fertile, very hardy

Mount Royal

Fruit size: Large, Notes: Small tree, very hardy (-40°F)

North Star

Color: Yellow-striped red, Uses and quality: All-around; high quality

Northern Spy

Color: Yellow/red blush, Notes: Large fruit, moderately hardy

Parker

japanese-american hybrid. Color: Red skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Large fruit, sweet, hardy

Pembina

Fruit size: Large, Notes: Late bloom, hardy

Perfection

japanese-american hybrid. Color: Purple skin, red flesh, Notes: Excellent quality, very hardy

Sapalta

Color: Red skin, red flesh, Notes: Sweet, hardy

Satsuma

Color: Yellow, Notes: Medium-size, juicy fruit; one of the hardiest

Sauvignac

Color: Red, Uses and quality: All-around; high quality

Spartan

Color: Purple skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Self-fertile, hardy

Stanley

Color: Red striped, Uses and quality: Fresh; excellent quality

State Fair

Color: Yellow blushed red, Notes: Good storability, good pollenizer

Summercrisp

Sungold

Color: Red striped, Uses and quality: Fresh, cooking; high quality

Sweet Sixteen

japanese-american hybrid. Color: Red skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Good quality, hardy

Tecumseth

japanese-american hybrid. Color: Reddish-orange skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Very hardy

Toka

Color: Red skin, yellow flesh, Notes: Hardy, vigorous tree with large fruits

Underwood

Color: Red blush, Notes: Small, good-quality fruit; extremely hardy

Color: Red striped, Uses and quality: Cooking; high quality

Wealthy

Fruit size: Large, Notes: Dependable cold-climate producer

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