TOP NEWS
Special Sale on Orders of 100+ Trees (Apples & Peaches): Get our 1,000 Tree Rate Thru February 4, 2026!All plants ship in March and April!
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.
Grafting & Budding Fruit Trees
Starter steps for grafting and budding your own fruit trees, including preparation of scionwood and rootstocks.
Cider Apple Classifications
Learn about the apple qualities and categories of most interest to cidermakers, very different than dessert apples.
Fruit Tree Pollination – A Primer
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.
About Cummins Nursery
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.
Loading Reefers
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.
Grandmother's Chickens
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.
Special Sale on Orders of 100+ Trees (Apples & Peaches): Get our 1,000 Tree Rate Thru February 4, 2026!
January 21, 2026 | All plants ship in March and April!
"Happle" New Year! Spring Shipping Begins in 6 Weeks! Reserve Your Trees, Scions & Rootstocks; See Our Apples for Wildlife Plantings; and, Pruning & Grafting Classes.
January 14, 2026 | All Plants Ship in March & April!
"Happle" Holidays! Send Fruit Tree Gift Cards to Friends; Order Your Trees, Scions, Rootstocks for Spring Planting; Also Grafting & Pruning Workshops at the Farm!
December 9, 2025 | All trees, scions, and rootstocks ship in March and April.
Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
GoldRush Apple on G.214
A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Contender Peach on BY520-9 (Nematode Resistant)
An excellent late-blooming, yellow-fleshed peach.
Bubblegum Plum on Myrobalan
An aromatic, delicious, disease-resistant plum.
Enterprise Apple on G.890
An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.