These apples and pears were grown in North America during the Colonial Era and through the time of the American...
Checklists & Tutorials
You might find these pages useful as you begin your journey as an orchardist. See our Learn Trees hub for more extensive resources on grafting trees, choosing trees, and growing trees.
What to Do When You Receive Your Cummins Nursery Trees
Read this when you unbox your fruit trees – or before they arrive so you can prepare!
How to Plant a Fruit Tree & Give It a Good Start in Life
A quick primer on starting your trees right by planting, topping, watering, fertilizing, weeding, and more.
How to Prune Your Fruit Trees & Thin Your Crops
A starting point for pruning apple, pear, and stone fruit trees, and resources for further learning.
How to Graft Trees, and Prepare Your Scions & Rootsocks
Checklists for grafting and budding your own fruit trees, and preparing scionwood and rootstocks.
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Historic American Fruit Trees
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.
Backyard Fruit Trees
Looking for easy-to-grow trees for your home orchard? Choose from these apple, peach, pear, plum, and cherry varieties that...