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Old Nonpareil Apple Scionwood (Spring 2026)


A great heirloom apple for collectors. Also known as Nonpareil, Original Nonpareil, Reinette Nonpareil, English Nonpareil.

The tree is upright, productive, and very vigorous. It is susceptible to fireblight.

Ripening late in the season (late October in NY), the apple is medium sized, yellowish green with a brownish-red blush. The flesh is crisp and tender with a rich and aromatic flavor, but the full flavor of this apple is not realized until it has been in storage for a few weeks. Excellent for eating and baking.

Old Nonpareil likely originated in France and was brought to England in the mid-1500's. It became popular in New England in the 19th century. This apple likes to toot its own horn: Nonpareil means "unmatched" or "unrivalled."

Volume Pricing

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Quantity Old Nonpareil Apple Scion
1 $12.00
2-5 $8.00
6-10 $7.00
11-99 $6.00
100+ $5.00

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$13.00 ea.

This is the full retail price for orders of 1 scion. You can get these scion for as low as $5.00 each – see Volume Pricing above. More about Pricing & Grading.

4 in stock

This product is an unrooted plant cutting meant for grafting onto rootstock (sold separately) or onto other existing trees.

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Clean vs. Regular

Our clean scion is harvested from trees grown on G.16, which is extremely sensitive to viruses. These trees would not have survived if the scion contained viruses. Our clean wood has not been lab tested. Regular = may contain one of the common latent viruses; this is not usually a problem and can be used with most rootstocks.

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The tree is upright, productive, and very vigorous. It is susceptible to fireblight.

Ripening late in the season (late October in NY), the apple is medium sized, yellowish green with a brownish-red blush. The flesh is crisp and tender with a rich and aromatic flavor, but the full flavor of this apple is not realized until it has been in storage for a few weeks. Excellent for eating and baking.

Old Nonpareil likely originated in France and was brought to England in the mid-1500's. It became popular in New England in the 19th century. This apple likes to toot its own horn: Nonpareil means "unmatched" or "unrivalled."


The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Apple
Subcategory: Heirloom, Dessert

Fruit Uses & Storage

Uses: fresh eating, baking, storage, sauce
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: green
Flesh color: off-white

Fruit Origins

Parentage: Reinette Franche x unknown
Origin: France or England
Introduced in:
Introduced by:

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Oct 27 (approximate, in New York State) + 42 days after McIntosh

Diseases & Pests

Old Nonpareil Apple does not have any diseases or pests associated with it at this time.

Pollination

Pollination Factors

Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid

Pollination Partners

This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Old Nonpareil Apple. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.

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