INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLES IN OUR NURSERY

We have been growing apples for 28 years near Medina, Texas in an area where apples had not been grown before.  We have tried many varieties of apples to try to find which kinds are most suitable for our locality.  Over the years we have selected 13 of the most satisfactory ones.  these varieties we now grow in our orchards and sell for our plant nursery.  We graft most of our own trees and usually have 1000 to 1500 apple trees on hand.  All of the trees are dwarf or semi-dwarf and will produce fruit within a year of the time of purchase.  All plants are in 5-gallon buckets and can be planted any time of the year.  We also have lots of car and maintenance information to help you learn how to grow apples at home.

The kinds of apples that we are currently growing and selling are listed below:

Dorset Golden

Ripe in June.  This apple if from the Bahamas and may be grown deep into south Texas.  The Hill Country is too far north for it.  Its color is yellow with a reddish blush and its flavor is mild.  It is a pollinator apple for Anna and the two are usually planted together.  It is hardy and very productive.

Anna

Ripe in June. Anna comes from Israel and is best suited for the southerly parts of Texas. It is usually planted with Dorsett Golden. It is red with a yellow blush and quite a good eating apple.  Just before it ripens it is tart and crisp and is excellent for pies. It is hardy and productive.

Gala

Ripe in mid-July.  Gala is one of the top apples worldwide and has a great following in the U.S.  It is red-orange in color with reddish striping and tends to be small in size.  It is very sweet and crisp and stores pretty well for an early season apple.  This apple is good for whatever you want it to do. 

Mollies Delicious

Ripe in late July.  Mollies are a large, red and yellow apple with great flavor.  It is not a commercial variety because it bruises easily, but its popularity comes from its outstanding taste and looks.  Excellent pie quality just before it ripens.

Jonathan

Ripe in August. Jonathan is very tart and is a gourmet pie apple. It has almost a cult following of apple lovers who don't think there are any apples except this one and simply won't eat apples until the Jonathans are ripe. Good red color.

Goldina

Ripe in August.  This apple has produced amazingly well in our orchards for years and has won our admiration. It is large, purple-red and yellow, and has very good flavor. It is a cross between Golden Delicious and an Australian apple called Adina.

Crispin

Ripe in mid-August.  It is very large and yellow-green in color.  It has been ranked in the ten best apples in the world for flavor.  The tree is vigorous and with strong wood that can hold large crops of fruit.  It is popular in the northeastern United States where it is a commercial variety.

Jonagold

Ripe in August.  Jonagold has a big, robust flavor because it is a cross between the very tart Jonathan and the very sweet Golden delicious and it gets the best of both parents in flavor.  This is a great apple for pies or for eating out of hand.  Its color is light green in our warm climate.

Early Fuji (September Wonder)

Ripe in mid to late August.  It is a true Fuji with all the outstanding attributes of the original Fuji, but ripens much earlier and has better looks.

Red Delicious (Adams Apple)

Ripe in August.  This is a strain of the old standby Red Delicious that has excellent red color even when grown in our warm climate.  It has the same flavor, but much better red color.

Red Fuji

Ripe in late September.  This is the original Fuji apple in the United States that took the market by storm.  It is not really red; in fact it has been called “memorably ugly”.   Its unbelievably sweet flavor and crisp texture is so outstanding that its lack of beauty is quickly forgiven.

Granny Smith

Ripe in October. This outstanding green apple from Australia has been a favorite for years. It is very tart and crisp and never mushy and is an outstanding cooking apple. The  longer it hangs on the tree the sweeter it gets.  With the long growing season that we have in Texas, we can grow the best Grannies of anywhere in the U. S.

Pink Lady

Ripe in early November, the latest apple of all.  Pink lady is new in the U.S. and some say it is the best apple of all. As the name implies, it is indeed pin in color. It is sweet and tart, very crisp, excellent for eating out of hand or for cooking,  It is as sweet as Fuji and as tart as Granny Smith and will last for months in the refrigerator.