CTFN Fruit Trees

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APPLE (malus)  Full sun to part shade.  Low to moderate water needs.  Apples need pollinators for best fruit production.  Will cross-pollinate with other malus species if bloom time is the same.  Most of these are available in Semi-Dwarf so they will bear fruit at a younger age, but a few are also in a standard size too. We also have some in Espalier.  Semi-Dwarf  Ht. 12-16ft., spd 12-16ft. 

APPLE, BRAEBURN (malus ‘Braeburn’)  Late ripening green apple with red striping.  Fruit is medium to large, crisp, juicy, with tangy sweetness.  Good for eating and cooking.  Self-fertilizing, but bears better with a pollinizer.

APPLE, FIRESIDE (malus ‘Fireside’)  A winter apple that stores well. It has a red skin, is aromatic, with a firm flesh.

APPLE, FUJI (malus ‘Fuji’)  Round to conical shape with red stripes.  Excellent flavor, very sweet.  Granny smith works well as pollinator.  Stores well.

APPLE, RED FUJI (malus ‘Red Fuji’) Red pin stripes over red.  Stores well and is good for cooking and eating. 

APPLE, HARALSON (malus ‘Haralson’)  Medium-sized, bright red winter apple that keeps well.  Tart and juicy.  Very hardy apple that starts bearing younger than most.  Good choice for harsher locations.  Ripens in October.  Needs a pollinator for best fruit production.

APPLE, HARLARED (malus ‘Harlared’) Juicy, tart, and firm, red fruit ripening in late September.  Very hardy.  Needs a pollinator.

APPLE, HONEYCRISP (malus ‘Honeycrisp’)  Bite into this apple and the juice will run down your arm.  Ripens in late September to early October.  Sweet, as well as exceptionally juicy and crisp.  Stores well.  Needs a pollinator.

APPLE, GALA (malus ‘Gala’)  This apple blend modern and old-fationed parentage.  It is aromatic with very sweet flavor and crisp and firm texture.  It ahs Cox’s Orange Pippin, a wonderful old-fashioned English favorite, and both Red and Golden Delicious in its family tree.  It ripens early and keeps well.  Needs a pollinator.

APPLE, GOLDED DELICIOUS (malus ‘Golden Delicious’)  Yellow, waxy skin.  Firm, crisp and juicy fruit.  Matures in the fall.  A good eating apple.  Great pollinator.

APPLE, GRANNY SMITH (malus ‘Granny Smith’)  Very late maturing, late keeping.  Green fruit with hard, crisp and juicy flesh.  Excellent tart flavor.

APPLE, GRAVENSTEIN (malus ‘Gravenstein’)  Red striped over deep yellow, firm, juicy, crisp, excellent flavor. Ripens late August to early September.  Has a classic Flavor.  Not as disease resistant as other varieties.

APPLE, JONATHAN (malus ‘Jonathan’)  Yellowish-green with red stains.  Moderately tart and crispy.

APPLE, LIBERTY (malus ‘Liberty’)  Medium sized fruit with red stripes over a yellow background.  Very productive apple.  Slightly coarse flesh has a tangy but low acid flavor.  A good keeper storing well into February.  Disease resistant.  Needs a pollinator.

APPLE, MCINTOSH (malus ‘McIntosh’)  Juicy, tangy and aromatic.  An all time favorite for fresh eating.

APPLE, STATE FAIR (malus ‘State Fair’)  Bright red apples with a scattering of white dots decoration the skin.  Crisp yellow flesh has a sweet to semi-acid flavor.  A very hardy all purpose apple.  Needs a pollinator.

APPLE, SWEET SIXTEEN (malus ‘Sweet Sixteen’)  Dark, red fruit with yellow flesh.  Sweet, crisp and juicy with an unusual aromatic flavor.  Excellent eating apple.  Ripens mid-September.  Apples store into late December.  Tree has good resistance to fire blight.  Needs a pollinator. 

APPLE, RED DELICIOUS (malus ‘Red Delicious’)  Red, waxy skin.  Firm, crisp and juicy fruit.  Keeps well.  Golden Delicious is a good pollinator.

APPLE, RED JONAGOLD (malus ‘Red Jonagold’)  Bright red fruit.  Good dessert and canning apple.  Good keeper.  Ripens in late October.

Braeburn Apple Fireside Apple Fuji Apple Gala Apple Golden Deliciuous Apple Granny Smith Apple Gravenstein Apple Haralson Apple Honeycrisp Apple Jonathan Apple Liberty Apple McIntosh Apple Red Delicious Apple Red Fuji Apple Red Jonagold Apple State Fair Apple Sweet Sixteen Apple . Braeburn Apple

CHERRY        Pie cherries are the best choice for the Front Range. They are attractive ornamental trees with distinctive gray/black bark.  Sweet cherries do not do as well here due to lack of cold hardiness (Bing Cherry). 

CHERRY, BALI (prunus ‘Bali’)  Ht. 12-18ft., spd. 8-15 ft.  Full Sun. Low to moderate water needs.  Discovered in Edmonton, Alberta.  Fruit buds hardy to –43 degrees.  Tree is hard to –54 degrees.  Bing Cherry sized Deep dark fruit to 1 inch diameter.  Good for eating, but not quite considered a sweet cherry, but is the closest we have that is available.

CHERRY, MESABI (prunus ‘Mesabi’)  Ht. 10-12ft., spd. 15-20 ft.  Full Sun.  Low to moderate water needs.  This pyramidal tree grows to a height of 12 ft.  Blooms in mid May.  The fruit is long stemmed and red-fleshed with a sugar content halfway between pie cherries and Bing cherries.  The fruit begins to ripen in mid-July.  Self Pollinating.

CHERRY, MONTMORENCY (prunus ‘Montmorency’)  Ht. 12-16 ft., spd. 12-16 ft.  Full sun.  Low to moderate water needs.  Vigorous and rounded tree.  This old French variety is one of the most dependable tree fruits for our area.  Bright red sour cherry with firm yellow flesh.  Good for pies and other culinary uses.  Crack resistant fruit ripens midsummer. Does not pollinate sweet cherries.  Self pollinating.

CHERRY, NORTH STAR (prunus ‘North Star’)  Ht. 6-8ft., spd. 6-8ft.  Full sun.  Low to moderate water needs.  Attractive, hardy, vigorous, dwarf tree.  Smallest of the tart cherry trees.  Dependable fruit producer.  Blooms mid May and fruit ripens in late June to early July.  Red Fruit with red flesh resists cracking.  Resistant to brown rot.  Does not pollinate sweet cherries.  Self pollinating.

PEACH, RELIANCE (prunus persica ‘Reliance’)  Ht. 15ft., spd. 12ft.  Full sun, low to moderate water needs.  Even after –20 degrees F. freeze, the Reliance can still bear peaches.  It is the hardies yellow-fleshed, freestone peach.  If you want a consistent crop of peaches, rely on Reliance. Self Fertile.

PLUM, MOUNT ROYAL (prunus ‘Mt. Royal’.)  Ht. 15ft., spd 15ft.  Full Sun.  Low to moderate water needs.  A very hardy, excellent blue plum.  The fruit is medium size, round, yellow-fleshed, with good quality.  The tree is medium in vigor, very hard and productive.  Sweet fruit, good for desserts, jams, and eating. 

Bali Cherry Montmorency Cherry Redhaven Peach Reliance Peach Mount Royal Plum . Bali Cherry

GRAPES  There are several hardy grape varieties available.  We carry grapes grown by Ft. Collins Wholesale Nursery.  They grow grapes that were used in the University of Minnesota breeding program of Elmer Swenson, which have made wonderful grapes for our area. 

GRAPE, CONCORD (Vitis labrusca ‘Concord’)  Full Sun.  Large, blue-black, slip-skin grape produced in medium to large clusters.  A native to the U.S., Concord has sweet flesh with pleasantly tart skin.  Vines can be trained to cover structures in many creative ways.  A good grape for Colorado.  Sometimes peak fruit production pushes the limits of our fall season.  This is the grape that made Welches famous.  Is worth a try. 

GRAPE, FLAMBEAU (Vitis ‘Flambeau Seedless’)  Full Sun.  Seedless, pink grape with medium sized clusters having small to medium sized berries.  Very sweet, low acid flavor.  Great table grape for cold climates, ripening early September.  Some fruits may contain crunchy empty seed coats.  Not a great selection for an arbor vine as the vine has low to medium vigor.  Alkaline tolerant.

GRAPE, LACROSSE (Vitis ‘LaCrosse’)  Full Sun.  White, seeded grape with round green to gold ½” fruit on full, medium sized clusters.  Vigorous, disease free vine.  Although bred as a cold hardy wine grape, its sweet, juicy flavor is great for eating out of hand.  Ripens in mid-September.

GRAPE, SWENSON RED (Vitis ‘Swenson Red’)  Full Sun.  Large, round, red, crisp grape with a high sugar content.  Hardy dessert grape. Non slip-skin.

GRAPE, SWENSON WHITE (Vitis ‘Swenson White’)  Full Sun.  Medium large somewhat loose clusters.  Large, thick-skinned, yellow-green berries. Good sugar content and medium acidity.  A great, hardy wine grape, but sweet and juicy enough for eating out of hand.

GRAPE, VALIANT (Vitis ‘Viliant’)  Full sun.  Small to medium round blue grape in medium clusters.  One of the hardiest grapes.  Very productive.  Ripens Early.  Flavor is semi-sweet, good for jellies and jams.  An excellent choice for an arbor.

Concord Grape Flambeau Grape Swebson Red Grape Swenson White Grape Valiant Grape . Concord Grape