Content | Prunus 'Superior'
Superior Plum
The Superior Plum's fruit is large with a dark red skin. The flesh is yellow, firm, meaty and of the finest quality. This fruit tree is a good pollinator for several other varieties. This juice fruit works great when used for jam or fresh eating. White blooms in May. Mature size is around 15-20' high and wide. Ripens over a long period of time. This plum tree is a clingstone meaning they have flesh that clings to the stone.
USDA Zone: 4-8
Height Range: 12-15'
Space Range: 12-15'
Plant Light: Full Sun
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring
Growth Rate: Rapid
Shape: Rounded Vase
Fall Color: Yellow | Sweet Sixteen Apple
One of the best for fresh-off-the-tree eating, Sweet Sixteen is super sweet with a richly complex flavor—similar to vanilla with just a hint of molasses and fine bourbon. A taste treat like no other! Extra hardy and long-lived even in harsh conditions. Ripens mid Sept.
Height: Standard: 22 feet
Spacing: Standard: 20 - 30 feet -- Reachables: 6 - 10 feet
Spread: Standard: 20 feet
Light Required: Full Sun
Pollinator: Prairie Spy, Yellow Delicious, Honeycrisp.
Yield Standard: Approximately 5 - 10 bushels at maturity
Color: White.
Foliage: Green foliage.
Blooms: Late Spring
Fruit: Mostly red, large, conical shaped and wonderfull complex vanilla
flavor.
Zone: 3 - 6 (-30° F.) | Liberty Apple
Malus x domestica ‘Liberty’
Description & Overview
Liberty Apple is a very disease resistant apple that ripens in early October. The skin color is red with a yellow background. The flesh is slightly tart. Much sought after by home apple growers as it was bred to have resistance to apple scab, cedar-apple rust, fireblight and mildew.
Core Characteristics
Wisconsin Native: No
USDA Hardiness Zone: to zone 5
Mature Height: 15′
Mature Spread: 15′
Growth Rate: Moderate
Growth Form: Tree
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Site Requirements: Well-drained site
Flower: White
Bloom Period: Early-mid May
Foliage: Green
Fall Color: N/A
Urban Approved: Yes
Fruit Notes: Red with yellow background; slightly tart | Malus domestica 'KinderKrisp'
Kids love it! This variety yields sweet, juicy fruit just the right size for little hands. Ideal for lunch boxes and afternoon snacks. Outstanding flavor and crisp, fine texture reminiscent of Honeycrisp. Best when picked fresh from the tree. Originates from Fairhaven, Minnesota in 1998. Cold-hardy. Ripens in late August. Best pollinators: any Golden Delicious or Starkspur® Red Rome Beauty. May be covered by U.S.P.P. #25453 or other patents.
Zone: 4 to 7
Planting Season: Spring
Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained
Bloom Time: Spring
Light Requirements: Full sun
Edible Parts: Fruit
Needs Pollinator: Yes | Pipestone Plum
Prunus 'Pipestone'
Red - 'Burbank' x (P. salicina x 'Wolf'). A very attractive red plum with a golden blush. Released by the University of Minnesota in 1942. Sweet, juicy, yellow flesh with excellent quality. Immense sized red fruit. Good for fresh use, jam and jelly. Very hardy, ripens in August and a heavy yielder. Needs cross pollination by another red variety. Very hardy.
Plant Specs
- Zone:3-8
- Bloom cycle:
- Height:10-15'
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Width:8-12'
- Petal count:
| Prunus 'Alderman'
Alderman Plum
Burgundy red - Introduced in 1986 by the University of Minnesota. Excellent fresh or for preserves, soft and sweet. Bears fruit the second season after planting. Fruit is of large size and named after Professor W. H. Alderman. Very attractive and valued as an ornamental. 'Superior', 'Toka' or 'Compass' make good pollinators. MNRC.
Height: 10-15'
Spread: 12'
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-8 |
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