Why is it best to order directly from our web site?
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Learn Trees
See checklists & tutorials and our fruit tree glossary, and find pollination partners for your trees.
Starter steps for grafting and budding your own fruit trees, including preparation of scionwood and rootstocks.
Learn about the apple qualities and categories of most interest to cidermakers, very different than dessert apples.
See our intro to pollination of apple, pear, and stone fruit trees, and use our "Pollenizer" to find partners for your trees.
Family Tree
Meet Dr. Jim Cummins, see our home farm in NY, and read Dad's old orchard stories.
We are a small fruit tree nursery in New York apple country. Since 1994, we have shipped to orchards of all sizes in the Lower 48.
It was never the simple job it looked to be – stacking would go well until we had 90% of the load aboard, then things got sticky.
When a customer came calling, Grandmother would head for the special pen of young chickens. She had a special chicken-catcher.
News & Events
Catch seasonal updates and the latest sales.
August 9, 2024 | See the August newsletter!
July 15, 2024 | Did you know you can reserve trees now and ADD to your order later? Save on shipping and simplify things for everyone!
July 12, 2024 | Did you know you can order now and ADD to your order as the season progresses? That will save on shipping and simplify things for everyone!
Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
An Asian pear of exceptionally high quality.
The rock-star, cold-hardy apple from Minnesota.
An excellent late-blooming, yellow-fleshed peach.