Our Grafted Crab apple trees go for sale in the summer of 2024. They ship the following spring on a date you select at checkout.
To create the best crabapple trees for sale for deer. I have located, observed, and sorted through thousands of wild crabapples with one thing in mind: attracting and holding whitetail deer! My observations focused on many traits of crabapples. These include early production, heavy fruit production, disease resistance, vigorous growth, and extended bloom times. They have dependable fruit production, particular drop times, good taste, and, most importantly, deer usage! I began grafting the trees (genetic clones) that I wanted to bring back to my properties.
I knew I could attract and hold many deer on my property if I concentrated on a preferred soft mast when no one else had any. This is done by having trees that consistently produce yearly, providing early and late dropping fruit. You see, an apple tree is not just an apple tree. The bare-root crabapple trees for sale here will give you a considerable advantage by providing consistent annual crops in their DNA. They will produce even in years when regular-size apples are not abundant in your surrounding area. The crabapple trees for sale came about with only one thing in mind. Whitetail Deer!
You will see a lot of newly named crabapple tree cultivars.
That’s because these are new trees to the whitetail world. Other wildlife enthusiasts and I have found many of these new crabapple trees. All these grafted cultivars coming together for sale at one location make this hands down the best selection of bare-root crabapple trees for sale anywhere. We all know that diversity is best when planting for whitetails. Even when planting just apple trees, there is a lot of diversity in varieties and many variables to consider. Grafted crabapples are king when buying and planting apple trees for deer.
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This grafted crabapple bears quarter-sized+ crabapples annually that fall free from the tree from October through December, with many persisting into January in the north. #5 Crabapple is a tree where deer are beating paths down to get apples in late November, December, and January here in Pennsylvania as colder temperatures come. This crabapple is highly resistant or immune to cedar apple rust, fireblight, scab, and powdery mildew.
The vigor of this tree is extreme, as it compounds growth very fast. #5 Crabapple is exceptional in many ways, from growth to production to disease resistance. It's a wildlife tree and one that does its job very well.
Therefore, I would encourage you to plant this tree even in the Deep South if you want a bulletproof tree-dropping crabapple in November and December. The mature height of #5 crabapple is 20'+ and suitable for plant hardiness zones 5-9.
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This Grafted crabapple produces a 1 1/2'' crabapple with long weeping branches hanging very full of crabapples annually. In a no spray situation I have seen strong resistance to all 4 common apple tree diseases. To Include no apple scab, CAR, powdery mildew and fireblight. Dropping through the month of August it is the perfect tree to start bringing deer into your orchard to establish their feeding pattern. Here in Pennsylvania it contiues to drop a lot of fruit well into September. You will notice these apples disappear from the ground very fast. August Appricot is a good crab with a good taste. This tree will begin bearing fruit in as little 1 to 2 year depending on site selection and soil fertility. August Apricot will have a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness zones 5-8
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A commercial variety of grafted crabapple, widely grown as an ornamental tree, has made its way into wildlife plantings. This tree produces a 1"- 1 1/2" sweet edible crabapple that persists on the tree and begins casting fruit as colder weather sets in. You may say one inch sounds small, but think about how many 1" acorns a deer can eat. Now, picture them being a sweet, soft mast. Attractive to deer? Yes! This tree produces consistent annual crops of crabapples. Like most crabapples, they persist on the tree, but as they mature, they cast a lot of fruit to the ground. Callaway has good resistance to almost all common apple tree diseases except that it only has moderate resistance to Cedar apple rust and quince rust in a no-spray situation. Enough disease resistance to make it a tree you should plant if looking to feed wildlife late in the year! As seen in the pictures, the deer will clean all the fruit off branches hanging low enough. I would not have an orchard without a couple. This tree will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zones 4b-8
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This grafted crabapple has excellent disease resistance and is cold hardy down to Zone 3. It produces a slightly tart/spice apple that is very good tasting and is 1''- 1 ½” in size. Dolgo crabapple is very precocious and will bear fruit at a very young age. This Dolgo Crabapple begins dropping a few apples in late August and continues through September, and has some hanging in through October. Dolgo shows extreme vigor when grafted back onto a seedling itself. I have seen resistance to all common apple tree diseases in a no-spray situation. I have seen no apple scab, cedar apple rust, powdery mildew, or fireblight. This tree will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zones 3 - 8
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This grafted crabapple tree is becoming quite popular for its late drop and consistent annual crops. Golden Hornet is a commercial variety typically grown as an ornamental crab apple. These 1 1/2’’ very edible crabapples fall at a very good time, varies by location, but typically starts dropping at a fast rate after the first few frosts in mid to late October. Golden Hornet will retain a good amount of apples and drop through into winter. This tree is self-fertile, an excellent pollinator with average disease resistance and is susceptible to Cedar Apple Rust. Golden Hornet will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness zones 4-7
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This grafted crabapple produces 1 ½’’ apples that look and taste like a little Golden Delicious. The big difference is this tree begins bearing fruit heavily at a very young age. Grams Gift™ typically fruits the same year you plant it. Remove the fruit from this tree for the first few years as it will debilitate growth as it always heavily sets an amazing amount of fruit on young trees. This Tree is Self-fertile and one of the most productive trees I have ever seen. Grams Gift™ has excellent disease resistance, begins dropping in September, persists through October, and into November. In a no spray situation, Grams gift™ has excellent resistance to apple scab, cedar apple rust, powdery mildew, and fireblight. Gram gift™ produces abundant annual crops of crabapples in clusters on 1-year-old wood. Gram’s Gift™ produces heavy crops even during years of heavy insect pressure without being sprayed. As you can see, the fruit in this picture is almost flawless. Don't let the name full you on this tree. This is an exceptional tree in many ways and is a gift from my grandmother. This crabapple blooms for over a month. Frost is not going to get this tree! Grams Gift™ will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zones 5-8
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This grafted tree produces a 1 1/2'' crabapple that begins bearing a lot of fruit at a very young age. This tree will typically begin bearing fruit the same year you plant it. October Crab™ has a very sweet taste, good disease resistance. In a no spray situation I have seen no fireblight, powdery mildew or cedar apple rust. I have seen some apple scab on the leaves but the fruit remains pretty clean in a no spray situation. It drops heavy crop loads at a heavy rate through the month of October and into November making this tree very desirable for bow seasons. The original October crab™ crabapple tree always has more deer sign under it compared to the many other wild apple trees in the same area. October Crab™ is a deer’s favorite! This picture was taken October 6th, at this time the tree was dropping just a very few apples in Central Pensylvania. You can see the fruit is near perfect without ever being sprayed. This is one of those trees that if you only planted one you will wish you had 10 in time. This crabapple is yet another tree that may not be immune to insect pest that commonly remove a lot apples prematurely but definitely shows strong signs of resistance, for video click here. October Crab™ crabapple will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness zones 5-8
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A grafted, fast-growing tree with good disease resistance produces abundant annual crops of 1 ¾" crabapples that are good for eating out of hand and the deer. It is a highly vigorous tree and produces fruit annually. In a no-spray situation, I have seen excellent resistance to cedar apple rust, fireblight, and powdery mildew. I have seen apple scab develop on leaves and fruit in a no-spray situation in years of excessive rain, but the tree is still one of my favorites.
Prime Time Crab will begin dropping in the last weeks of October and continue through November and December. This crabapple also is dropping a lot of fruit into December here in Pennsylvania, and I wouldn't have a fruit orchard without this tree in it. It doesn't take much time to look at my pictures of this tree, and you can see why I would not have an orchard with a few prime time crabs growing in it. For a video of a young Prime Time Crab, CLICK HERE. The tree is highly productive and provides a maximum draw at just a perfect time. This tree will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zones 5-8
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This Grafted crabapple is a prolific tree meaning it bears heavily and annually. The Road Kill Crab™ is an exceptional tree. It is disease resistant, producing heavily on one year old wood, making for a tree with weeping branches loaded with crabapples. These 1'' to 1 1/2" crabapples are spicy tart and very attractive to the whitetail deer. Roadkill crab™ has extreme vigor and grows exceptionally fast. The original Road Kill crab™ tree has claimed a lot of deer as it hangs over the roadside. There is always Road kill deer lying on the Road beneath the original Road Kill Crab™ tree. This tree earned its name and has proven to be exceptional when looking to feed or attract deer as it drops fruit from late October well into December. Road Kill Crab™ is very precocious and generally bears fruit the same year as planting. This tree is self-fertile and has extreme vigor among the cultivars grown here. In a no-spray situation, I have seen excellent resistance to apple scab, cedar apple rust, powdery mildew, and fireblight or immunity. The mature height of Road kill Crab™ is 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zone 4b-8.
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This grafted tree produces heavy annual crops of 1 1/2’’ crabapples. This tree begins dropping the beginning of October with a steady drop of roughly 100 apples a day from what seems like an endless supply!! Sonofcal™ is always loaded with apples and deer sign under it! If you take a look all the way in the top of this tree, you can see apples on every branch except this years growth. When there’s that many apples on 1-year old wood, it’s a sure sign of a strong early producing tree!
This picture is from late Febuary and this tree was still holding a small fraction of the apple crop that it was carrying back in October and the flesh inside these crab apples was still intact and remained very palatable. The Sonofcal™ crab apples were still dropping consistently in mid February and keeping the “100 apples per day” pace that it did all season and the sign below it showed the appreciation from the deer in the area. This tree has good disease resistance leaves and fruit stay pretty clean. In a no spray situation, I have seen excellent resistance to cedar apple rust, also resistance to apple scab, powdery mildew and fireblight. Sonofcal™ will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness zones 5-8
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Whole Season™ crabapple is a very precocious tree that will fruit aggressively at an early age, grows 1 1/2” “Honey Crisp tasting” apples, has good resistance to common apple tree diseases and insects, produces heavy annual crops, and is a very vigorous growing tree. While no tree is immune to insect pests, I have watched coddling moth remove many standard size apples in my tree plots, while Whole Season maintained a heavy fruit load. Whole Season™ Crabapple will begin dropping the last week of September and persist into the New Year, with a majority of the crabapples being released from the tree during October/November. The unique aspect of Whole Season is that the crabapples ripen unevenly which provides a very nice extended drop time.
The deer are still visiting this tree all December long and into the New Year. Whether its October or December, the apples are cleaned up every night. Apples will continue to drop through January, making this the perfect food plot tree. They even remain very palatable and attractive to the whitetail deer at this time. This tree was still highly desired by the deer with a few hundred other wild apple trees in this area and several commercial apple orchards within the immediate area of this wild tree. Whole Season™ will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness zones 5 – 8. To see a video of why this tree got named Whole season click here.
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