TOP NEWS
New Orchard Year! Full Scionwood Inventory, More Fruit Trees, Rootstocks in All Sizes, Pruning & Grafting Classes on the Farm.Lots of new stuff added since our December newsletter - best time to order before spring rush!
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.
New Orchard Year! Full Scionwood Inventory, More Fruit Trees, Rootstocks in All Sizes, Pruning & Grafting Classes on the Farm.
February 2, 2023 | Lots of new stuff added since our December newsletter - best time to order before spring rush!
All Fruit Trees, Rootstocks, and Scions Now Posted for Online Ordering; Best Time to Reserve for Spring Shipping; Also Send Gift Cards to Your Friends.
December 20, 2022 | "Happle Holidays" to our fruit tree friends nationwide.
Spring 2023 Fruit Tree Inventory Now Online
August 21, 2022 | You can reserve your apple, peach, pear, plum, cherry and apricot now! You can also sign up for our free newsletter to be notified when new inventory is added and when rootstocks are ready for online sale.
Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
Flemish Beauty Pear on OHxF 87
A hardy, self-fertile pear with exceptionally good flavor.
Winecrisp™ Apple on G.11
A beautiful purple, late-season, disease-resistant dessert apple.
Honeycrisp Apple on G.11
The rock-star, cold-hardy apple from Minnesota.
Santa Rosa Plum on Myrobalan
A reliable, self-fertile plum that performs very well on the West Coast.