A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Sugarwood Apple on G.16 (Spring 2026)
A sweet crabapple developed by Steve Edholm.
Little is known about the disease susceptibilities and resistances of Sugarwood at this time.
Sugarwood is a small, sweet crab apple that fruits heavily. It has a 28% sugar content with a rich flavor when fully ripe, which makes it great for cider. It ripens in late fall and hangs on the tree for a long time.
Sugarwood was developed by independent breeder Steve Edholm as a part of his self-reliance educational project called SkillCult. Steve Edholm started his breeding program in the early 2010’s and has incorporated many varieties, including some red-fleshed varieties that were developed by Albert Etters. He has produced several apple varieties and makes educational content about apple breeding and more on his YouTube channel. There is a premium charge of $5 on each tree that goes to the SkillCult project.
See all of the available Steve Edholm apple varieties here.
You can read more about the Sugarwood apple on the SkillCult website.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Crabapple, Cider, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, cider
Storage duration: (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Grenadine x Wickson
Origin: Ukiah, CA
Introduced in:
Introduced by: Steve Edholm, SkillCult
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: -
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: (approximate, in New York State) days after
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.16 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Sugarwood Apple on G.16 does not have any diseases or pests associated with it at this time.
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Sugarwood Apple on G.16. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
| Tree | Currently in Stock |
|---|---|
| GoldRush Apple on G.214 | 376 |
| Pixie Crunch™ Apple on G.11 | 141 |
| Sansa Apple on G.11 | 116 |
| SnowSweet® Apple on G.11 | 100 |
| Empire Apple on G.214 | 87 |
| Northern Spy Apple on G.41 | 80 |
| Florina Apple on G.11 | 69 |
| Golden Russet Apple on G.214 | 67 |
| Frequin Rouge Apple on G.214 | 65 |
| Chieftain Apple on G.214 | 64 |
| Honeycrisp Apple on G.11 | 58 |
See all pollination matches for Sugarwood Apple on G.16
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