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New Orchard Year! Full Scionwood Inventory, More Fruit Trees, Rootstocks in All Sizes, Pruning & Grafting Classes on the Farm.
Posted on February 2, 2023
Dear Fruit Tree Lovers: Lots of new stuff added to inventory since our December newsletter! See the stories below. You can also sign up to receive our newsletter each month:
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BUY SCIONS
Newly Updated: Get Apple, Pear, Plum, and Cherry Scion Sticks from Our Full 2023 Catalog, Over 230 Varieties in Stock!
Want to make your own trees? Looking for exotic varieties? We offer scionwood of common fruits, Old World varieties, and rare heirlooms. We will ship you the sticks for your own budding and grafting projects. Also order rootstocks for pairing with our 200+ apple scion varieties.
Want us to do the work? You can inquire about custom trees budded for you by Cummins Nursery.
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Shop for Apple, Pear, Peach, Cherry, Plum, Apricot, and Nectarine Trees! Lots of New Inventory Added for Spring Shipping!
Hi folks, spring shipping starts in just over a month. Now is the best time to shop our selection before the spring rush – and we've just updated the inventory to include trees that were not listed in last newsletter!
Apples - 100 Liberty trees just added to inventory!
Pears - Try AC Harrow Crisp, self-fertile so you only need one!
Peaches
Cherries - Try Balaton, lots in stock as of today!
Plums
Apricots
Nectarines
Also see Cider Apples!
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BUY ROOTSTOCKS
Get Standard, Semi-Standard, and Dwarf Rootstocks for Your DIY Grafting Projects
Do you want to clone grandma's old apple tree? Or experiment with your own scion-rootstock combos? Would you like to plant an orchard with a DIY attitude that drives down your cost of goods? Grafting your own trees can take you down to about $3-5 per tree.
We offer a comprehensive selection of Geneva® Apple Rootstocks, as well as older English stocks like M.7 or MM.111, to the curious gardener attempting a single graft, the backyard orchardist making 20 trees, or the commercial grower budding thousands of trees in the field. We offer this because we love that people all over America are trying their hands at grafting, budding, and creative orcharding. All rootstocks ship in March and April during our annual tree shipping season.
Rootstocks Sorted by Tree Size
Rootstocks Sorted by Name
Rootstocks Sorted by Quantity in Stock
Download the Cornell Geneva® comparison chart (PDF)
Read about Grafting & Budding Fruit Trees
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LEARN TREES
Apple Tree Pruning Class
February 25, 2023, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Indian Creek Farm, Ithaca, NY
$30 to 75 sliding scale
This class will cover the basics of pruning; why it's important and how to do it. Instruction will be split between discussion and demonstrations in the orchard. We will explore several different pruning systems so that you can choose what's best for your orchard. Please RSVP gregdov@gmail.com because space is limited. Additional private lessons are also available upon request.
Note: Google directions to Indian Creek Farm (the home of Cummins Nursery) will say that the farm is closed, but that simply means the u-pick farm is closed for the off-season. The nursery class will be in session.
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Fruit Tree Grafting Class
March 18, 2023, 11:00 - 2:00 PM
Indian Creek Farm, Ithaca, NY
$30 to 75 sliding scale
This hands on grafting class will cover theory behind propagation of apple, pear, and stone fruit. We will still discuss, summer chip budding, top working, and bridge grafting. Participants will learn how to do a dormant bench graft and leave with their very own grafted tree. Grafting knives will be available for use but please bring any you have happen to have. Please RSVP gregdov@gmail.com because space is limited. Additional private lessons are also available upon request.
Note: Google directions to Indian Creek Farm (the home of Cummins Nursery) will say that the farm is closed, but that simply means the u-pick farm is closed for the off-season. The nursery class will be in session.
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ONLINE ORDERING
Did You Know? You Can Add to Your Existing Order Instead of Starting a New One
Many of you place orders throughout the year, and while waiting for spring shipping to come around, you think of more trees, scions, or rootstocks that you want to order. You can log in to your Cummins Nursery account and add products to your existing order instead of placing a new order.
If you're interested in adding additional trees, rootstocks, and/or scions to your order, follow the steps below.
- Login into your Cummins Nursery account. If you've forgotten the password for your account you can make a new one.
- At the top of the page click Your Orders.
- Find your order in the Order History section and click the Pencil Icon on the right to see your order details.
- Scroll down the page to your Order Items section and click the blue + Add Items button.
- Type in the tree, rootstock, and/or scion varieties that you want to add to your order in the product search entry field.
- For rootstock and scion, scroll all the way down to the bottom of the options of your search.
- To remove items from your order, you will need to email us your request to do so.
- You may send us an email with the changes you would like to make.
- You may also call us between 10am-4pm Monday thru Friday. Our number is 607-269-7664.
You will be able to add trees, rootstocks, and/or scions to your order up to about 3 weeks before the scheduled shipping date for your order.
To make changes within 3 weeks of the scheduled shipping date, please send us an email with the changes you would like to make to your order.
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LEARN TREES
Winter Reading: Learn About Choosing, Grafting, Growing, and Caring for Fruit Trees on Our "Learn Trees" Pages
Fruit trees are easy, right? Pop them in the ground and they grow like magic! It's true, but there is plenty to learn if you want to care for your trees, mitigate diseases and pests, and enjoy years of good crops. We have posted some basics here.
Also see fruit tree books and web sites.
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Featured Products
A few things we're loving right now...
A late-blooming, extremely cold-hardy, freestone peach.
A bittersharp English cider variety.
A sweet-tart Morello-type cherry from Hungary.