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Why is it best to order directly from our web site?

The web inventory is updated in real time, and online orders get priority over email and phone orders. See the FAQ >

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.

Our Big Spring Clearance Sale! 35% Off Fruit Trees, Rootstocks, and Scions Through April 28! We Will Sell Out Soon!

April 21, 2025 | Use code SALE35 through April 28, 2025. Everything ships now!

20% Off Scionwood & Rootstocks Through April 11, 2025! New Dessert Apple Tree Bundles! Cider Apple Tree Sale Expanded!

April 3, 2025 | "Go Time" across the USA: orchard planting season! Also time for DIY grafting. We sell out every April, so order now.



Featured Products

A few things we're loving right now...

Macoun Apple on G.41

The Northeast cult favorite, a child of McIntosh.

Rousselet De Reims Pear on OHxF 87

An ancient pear once prized in France for its remarkable flavor.

Santa Rosa Plum on Myrobalan

A reliable, self-fertile plum that performs very well on the West Coast.

Fantasia Nectarine on BY520-9. Nematode Resistant Peach/nectarine

A widely-grown, large, yellow-fleshed nectarine.