Crabapple tree sales will start in late September
In order to create the best crabapple trees for sale for deer. I have located, observed and sorted through 1000’s of wild crabapples with one thing in mind, attracting and holding whitetail deer! My observations focused on many traits of crabapples. These include early producing, heavy fruit production, disease resistance, vigorous growth, and extended bloom times. They have dependable fruit production, particular drop times, good taste, and most important deer usage! I began grafting the trees (genetic clone) that I wanted to bring back to my properties.
If I concentrate a preferred soft mast at times when no one else has any, I knew I could attract and hold many deer on my property. This is done by having trees that consistently produce every year, 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 huge advantage, by providing consistent annual crops, its in there 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 varieties of crabapples trees
That’s because these are a lot of new trees to the whitetail world. Many of these new crabapple trees have been found by me or have come from other wildlife enthusiast like myself. One things for sure with all these grafted varieties coming together for a sale at one location, this his hands down the best selection of bare-root crabapple trees for sale anywhere. We all know when planting for whitetails diversity is best. Even in 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 tree is the prolific crabapple called Acorn Pippin. It produces a large 1.5" acorn shaped crabapple, the prolific means it produces both heavily and annually. The fruit ripens and falls from the tree through out October into November.
The fruit almost has a tropical flavor with a unique bitterness, yet highly edible for fresh eating. Acorn pippin is a dual purpose tree, it is a great tree for making cider and because of its high degree of disease resistance and heavy fruit production makes it an exceptional tree for wildlife. Acorn pippin is resistant to apple scab, Fireblight and powdery mildew but is susceptible to Cedar Apple Rust. This tree originates from Franklin County, in Heath, MA. in Plant Hardiness zone 5a. Acorn Pippin will reach a mature height of 20'+.
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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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This Grafted applecrab tree is a very heavy spur producing tree with good disease resistance that shows strong signs of resistance to cedar apple rust, apple scab, powdery mildew and fireblight in a no spray situation. The Big Dog Crab will begin dropping in mid-October and will continue into mid-January. The tree is partially self-fertile and produces a large array of blooms in the spring. It is not unusual to see Big Dog put off flowers the 1st year when planting it. Big Dog is very precocious when grafted onto dolgo roots. This tree is very productive, producing abundant crops of 2'' crabapples. This applecrab is late dropping and one very impressive tree but you can easily see that from the pictures. The Vigor in the tree is average, everything else in this tree is exceptional. Big dog will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7. For a video of Big Dog Crab click here.
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Big Lou™ Crab is easily one of the most unusual and amazing trees that I have ever come across. This grafted tree is a heavy annual producer of a 2'' apple crab and that holds and drops a portion of its fruit during the months of late October, November, December and January here in Pennsylvania. Big Lou™ Crab drops the most fruit during the month of December and January but will also retain enough fruit that it will continue to drop well into February. For a video from January 17th, 2020 CLICK HERE.
Big Lou™ Crab has a taste that is very unusual, during the middle of winter it takes on a nutty yet pear like flavor. It’s easy to see from the pictures and the video of this tree that Big Lou is a Whitetail’s favorite treat in very late fall and in through winter. The fruit holds its integrity unlike any other fruit that I have ever seen even after being frozen and thawed many times. In the pictures of Big Lou's fruit you can see that the flesh of this fruit is still firm and intact in the middle of January. This tree is a must if you like to hunt Pennsylvania's late hunting season in January or many other states through out the Northeast or the Midwest. For a video of Big Lou™ on March 1st, 2021 CLICK HERE
The original tree resides in North Western Pennsylvania in plant hardiness zone 5a. Big Lou exhibits no sign of Apple Scab, C.A.R, Powdery Mildew or Fireblight here in the north. The original tree has seen sub zero temperature of -24 that would place its resilience well into plant hardiness zone 4. Plant Hardiness zones 4b - 7. Mature height of 20'+
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This grafted crabapple is very cold hardy and productive. It produces a very large 2” AppleCrab that tastes very close to a Dolgo crabapple. This crabapple will be dropping free from the tree from October through winter, and will even keep a few apples on into March. The Buckman Crab produced heavily following a winter that had a low of - 41 degrees. This late dropping crabapple as shown good resistance to apple scab, powdery mildew, fireblight and especially cedar apple rust in a no spray situation. Mature height will be 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zones 3-6. For a video of the Buckman Crabapple click here.
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A grafted crabapple that is a commercial variety, widely grown as an ornamental tree, that has made its way into wildlife plantings for good reason. This tree produces a 1’’ sweet edible crabapple that holds tight to the tree that drops free as colder weather sets in typically in October/November. You may say one inch sounds kind of small but think about how many 1'' acorns a deer can eat. Now picture them actually being a sweet soft mast. attractive to deer? yes! This tree produces consistent annual crops of crabapples. Callaway has resistance to most all common apple tree diseases with the exception that it only has moderate resistance to Cedar apple rust and quince rust in a no spray situation. This tree will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness Zones 5-8
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Candy Crab™ is a 2" applecrab with a complex flavor and finishes with a delightful sweetness. Once you eat one you will want more of these delicious fruits because of its crisp and exciting flavor. The fruit belongs in a grocery store not being planted for deer. It is the best apple I have ever had the pleasure to eat. You can see in my pictures this crab is heavily loaded as it is every year, yet still has a nice size to it.
This applecrab is also a product of natural selection by nature that has never been sprayed and is growing wild in North Western Pennsylvania in plant hardiness zone 5a. This tree fully ripens and is a heavy producer, it begins to drop about October 1st and continues to do so well into late November with just a constant steady pace here in Pennsylvania.
Candy Crab™ is one of among a few 1,000 wild crabs growing within the same vicinity of each other yet is exhibiting no signs of C.A.R, Scab, Powdery Mildew or Fireblight here in the Northeast and present in this area. During the polar vortex of 1994 Candy Crab would have experienced temperatures normally seen in plant hardiness zone 4a, and yet it is still standing here today, which makes this crab very suitable for zone 4b and maybe even below.
The name Candy Crab™ fits this new cultivar perfectly, and I see it being sold well beyond the use for wildlife. If you like to eat apples you would be crazy not to have a Candy Crab™ planted behind the house or on the way to your stand . Mature height will be 20+ . Plant Hardiness zones 4b -7.
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This Grafted crabapple is a cold hardy, excellent tasting variety, suited for a northern climate. The result of a Dolgo x Wealthy cross, introduced in 1957, this crabapple produces a 1 ½’’ to 2’’ very good tasting fruit that ripens in mid to late August. Great disease resistance on this tree. In a no spray situation I have seen excellent resistance to apple scab, Cedar apple rust, powdery mildew and moderate resistance to fireblight. Centennial is very cold hardy down to Zone 3. This tree will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness zones 3 - 8
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This grafted Chestnut crabapple tree produces a 2’’ apple that is very good for fresh eating, ripens in early September, with a few apples persisting on the tree into October. This tree is a favorite for eating out of hand to many that have planted it. Chestnut crabapple trees have excellent disease resistance to common apple tree diseases. In a no spray situation I have seen great resistance to apple scab, cedar apple rust, powdery mildew and fireblight. This tree is annually productive with heavy crops and is very cold hardy down to Zone 3. Chestnut Crab will reach a mature height of 20'+. Plant Hardiness zones 3 - 8.
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Cobbler Crab™ is a new cultivar. This grafted tree produces an applecrab over 2'' in diameter, annually and heavily. The fruit is crisp, sweet with a touch of tartness which will mellow after time in storage or on the ground. Cobbler Crab™ keeps very well and may belong in your personal orchard as much as it does in your wildlife orchard. The vigor of Cobbler Crab™ is exceptional! The tree grows very fast when grafted onto Dolgo roots.
The fruit begins dropping in early October continuing into December and in some years has been found to still be holding and dropping 20% into January. While being surrounded by 1,000's of other wild apple trees, Cobbler Crab™ has shown resistance to Apple Scab, C.A.R, Fireblight and Powdery Mildew while other apple trees in the area are showing or have shown signs of these diseases here in the northeast. The tree originates from North Western Pennsylvania in hardiness zone 5a but has experienced winter lows of -24 in its life equivalent to those experienced in plant hardiness zone 4. Making this tree suitable for plant hardiness zones 4b - 7.
Maturity height 20'+.
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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 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 the month of September and has some hanging in trough the month of October. Dolgo shows extreme vigor when grafted back onto a seedling of itself. In a no spray situation I have seen resistance to all common apple tree disease. 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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