Grandpa's Heirloom Varieties

Many of Grandpa's varieties are really considered antique or heirloom varieties, while others are of the "newer" sort.

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Arkansas Black Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Arkansas Black' Arkansas Black is a old-time heritage variety that has been a favorite in the south for years. It is very late maturing, along with Granny Smith and Braeburn. When mature it has very dark, almost black skin. The fruit has a distinctive tart flavor [ More Info ]

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Bartlett Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Bartlett' Grandpa's Choice™ Barlett Pear is the "gold" standard of pears. A favorite dessert and canning pear, it's large fruit has a smooth, attractive appearance that is highlighted by its golden color and classic shape. It is smooth, juicy and [ More Info ]

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Bing Dark Sweet Cherry Botanical Name: Prunus avium 'Bing' Grandpa's Choice™Bing Dark Sweet Cherry is a deep mahogany colored fruit that is firm and juicy. Known as the standard for flavor, it has meaty, purple flesh. Bing has a moderate cracking tendency, and is recommended for areas with less rainfa [ More Info ]

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Bosc Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Bosc' The Bosc Pear is medium to large, dark yellow fruit with brownish russeted skin and a long, gourd-shaped neck. It is tender, aromatic, jiucy, smooth textured and white fleshed with a rich, slightly acid flavor that is great for eating, baking and dry [ More Info ]

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Comice Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Comice' Comice pear is a premium dessert pear with rich, juicy, firm, sweet, fine-textured flesh. Fruit is large, broad based, narrow necked and greenish yellow with a red blush and light russet. This erratic cropper has large, very vigorous trees. Ripens [ More Info ]

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Cortland Apple--- 2 YEAR GRADE TREES ON SALE! Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Cortland' Cortland is an old-time heritage apple that Grandpa grew up with. Cortland is large, and round and similar in looks to McIntosh, but its flavor is very distinct. It is fiarly crisp and juicy, but is not a [ More Info ]

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Damson Plum Botanical Name: Prunus domestica 'Damson' The Damson plum has a tart, juicy golden yellow flesh with bluish-purple skin. The self-fertile, vigorous tree crops heavy and ripens from August to early September. Damson is a great little plum for jelly, but if you like plums with "pucker factor" [ More Info ]

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Duchess Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Duchess' Duchess is a very old heritage variety that is still a treat in the early summer. It is a good cooking apple, but just ordinary for fresh eating. Duchess is a medium to large, greenish yellow apple with bright red striping and splashes. It has rus [ More Info ]

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Elberta Peach Botanical Name: Prunus persica 'Elberta' Elberta used to be the "Queen of Peaches" before Redhaven was developed, but many still think it is. It still is an excellent quality, juicy, yellow freestone peach suitable for all uses. In California it ripens in late July to early August, but in [ More Info ]

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Fameuse Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Fameuse' Grandma's most wel remembered apple as a little girl was Fameuse or as it is commonly called, Snow Apple. It is a very old heritage variety known for its hardiness, good flavor and eating quality, and late summer, early fall ripening time. Th old-t [ More Info ]

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Flemish Beauty Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Flemish Beauty' Grandpa's Choice(TM) Flemish Beauty Pear is an excellent hardy pear for cold locations. Large, roundish and uniform in size and shape. Reddish blushed color on a clear yellow skin. The yellowish-white flesh is firm, but tender--- becoming melting [ More Info ]

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Forelle Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Forelle' Forelle pear is a small to medium sized winter pear that has a green background color, with red "trout-like" speckles. When ripe it turns a golden yellow with a bright red blush. The flesh is high quality and good for fresh eating. The fruit is kn [ More Info ]

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Golden Delicious Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious' Grandpa's Choice™ Golden Delicious! Grandpa and many people rate it still as one of the best all-purpose apples every grown. Grandpa's strain is more russet resistant than the original Golden Delicious, but has all the same qualities-- [ More Info ]

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Grandpa's Choice Hard Cidre Apple Orchard Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Assorted Hard Cidre Apple Collections' When Grandpa was out selling trees to his commercial grower friends, many of them made a little hard cider. Of course, Grandpa wouldn't refuse a "taste" because it would have been rude! But, of course, the hard cidre connoisseur knows that there is [ More Info ]

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Grandpa's Choice Heirloom Apple Orchard Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Assorted Heirloom Collections' Grandpa always loved testing something new. There are thousands of named varieties in the world, so one could go on and on learning about new varieties. When you go into the produce department, there are only a handful of apple varieties on the s [ More Info ]

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Gravenstein Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Gravenstein' Grandpa's Choice™ Red Gravenstein is a culinary treat! This antique variety is well known for cooking, sauce, cider and eating out of hand. It is large, with crisp white flesh and a distinct, juicy flavor. It will keep moderately well [ More Info ]

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Green Gage Plum Botanical Name: Prunus domestica 'Green Gage' The Green Gage plum has been an American favorite since the time of Jefferson. It's yellowish-green fruit is small to medium and oval in shape with a juicy, smooth texture, amber flesh. Considered the ideal dessert plum, it is also good cooked, canne [ More Info ]

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J. H. Hale Peach Botanical Name: Prunus persica 'J.H. Hale' J.H. Hale is still an excellent flavored, freestone, eating and canning peach. It ripens quite late, with Elberta. It has large, golden yellow fruit with a carmine overlay. The flesh is fine and deep grained and hangs and keeps well. [ More Info ]

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Jonagold Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Jonagold' Regular Jonagold is one of the finest eating and cooking apples to ripen in the fall. The fruit is unusually large, with juicy yellow-white flesh. The flavor is very similar to Jonathan. Jonagold Apples will keep for several months, but will tend [ More Info ]

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Jonathan Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Jonathan' Red Jonathan hardly needs a description since it is one of the most popular heritage apples in the Midwest. Crisp, slightly striped, but mostly red, juicy and sweet tart. One of the best varieties for pies and sauce. Our strain is highly colored a [ More Info ]

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Kieffer Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Kieffer' Grandpa's Nature Friendly™ Kieffer pear is an old-time favorite of pear lovers. It has large, long golden-yellow fruit often with a some crimson blush. It has crisp, jiucy, white flesh that is slightly course, with a musky aroma. It i [ More Info ]

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Luscious Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Luscious' Luscious pear is very hardy and resistant to fire blight. It is an excellent dessert pear, but not well suited to canning. The fruit is medium size, bright yellow with a little red blush. Flavor is similar but [ More Info ]

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Madison Peach Botanical Name: Prunus persica 'Madison' Madison peach is a medium sized, bright red freestone fruit. This high quality fruit has slightly fibrous, firm orange-yellow flesh that is mild and rich in flavor.Tree is hardy, vigorous, frost sesistant and self-pollinating. Recommended for Norther [ More Info ]

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McIntosh Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red McIntosh' Grandpa's Choice™ Red McIntosh is one of the all-time favorites for some people. Red McIntosh is an early season apple with very aromatic, flavorful, white, juicy flesh. It is somewhat firm, but only will keep for shorter periods durin [ More Info ]

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Montmorency Tart Cherry Botanical Name: Prunus cerasus 'Montmorency' Grandpa's Choice™ Montmorency Tart Cherry has long been recognized as the standard of the tart cherry industry. The fruit is bright red, medium in size and have a clear, juicy flesh. The trees are self-fruitful, winter hardy, very produc [ More Info ]

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Moonglow Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Moonglow' Grandpa's Nature's Friendly™ Moonglow Pear is for home gardens. It is a medium-large, dull yellow fruit with a pink blush and it's white flesh is mildly juicy, soft and has a smooth texture. It's excellent, mild flavor with almost no gri [ More Info ]

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Newtown Pippen Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Newtown Pippen' Newtown or Yellow Pippen is not the most beautiful apple in the world, but has a rich, juicy flaor with a piney tartness. It is medium to large and has excellent dessert quality. The fruit is green, breaking to light yellow when ripe. It ripens l [ More Info ]

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Northwest Greening Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Northwest Greening' Northwest Greening is an old heritage variety that Grandpa grew up with. It was a popular old winter variety that could sometimes produce exceptionally large apples almost 5" across. The fruit is a pale green, that turns yellow when fully mature. [ More Info ]

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Red Anjou Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'RedAnjou' Red Anjou Pear is a favorite European winter eating pear with large, conical, short-necked fruit that is light green with slightly brown russeting. It has mild, fine textured white flesh with a delicate aroma. Trees are large, vigorous, hardy, very p [ More Info ]

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Red Delicious Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Delicious' Grandpa's Choice™" Red Delicious is an all-time favorite with everyone and hardly needs a description. Red Delicious has been a staple variety in the produce department for years. Our regular Red Delicious is an older non-spur strain t [ More Info ]

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Red Jonagold Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Jonagold' Grandpa's Choice™ Red Jonagold is one of the finest eating and cooking apples to ripen in the fall. The red fruit is unusually large, with juicy yellow-white flesh. The flavor is very similar to Jonathan. Red Jonagold Apples will keep [ More Info ]

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Red Rome Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Rome' Grandpa's Choice(TM)" Red Rome is an old time favorite for cooking, baking, cider and drying. Rome is a medium to large size apple, with all red skin, and very firm, hard, white flesh. It ripens late in the season. Its fresh flavor is appre [ More Info ]

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Red Stayman Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Stayman' Red Stayman is a real old time variety that is still very popular in the south. It is a medium to large apple with a tart, rich, wine-like flavor. The fruit is a dull red, and the skin is often rather rough, not taking a real shine like most apples [ More Info ]

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Redhaven Peach Botanical Name: Prunus persica 'Redhaven' Grandpa's Choice(TM) Redhaven peach is a must have for any backyard orchard. It has replaced Elberta as the standard to compare all peaches to. When Grandpa first saw Redhaven, he couldn't wait to test it, and found that it met and surpassed all hi [ More Info ]

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Royal Anne Blush Sweet Cherry Botanical Name: Prunus avium 'Royal Anne' Grandpa's Choice™ Royal Anne Blush Sweet Cherry is a very old French variety. It has large, firm, light yellow fruit with a beautiful rose blush. Is is considered one of the best for canning because of it's firm, juicy and sweet flesh. [ More Info ]

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Seckel Pear Botanical Name: Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Seckel is commonly called a Sugar Pear and although it isn't the prettiest fruit, it is one of the best quality dessert pears. It is small and yellowish brown with fine grained, smooth, and extremely sweet juicy flesh. It has a distinctive, spicy, ri [ More Info ]

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Sugar Prune Plum (European) Botanical Name: Prunus domestica 'Sugar' Sugar Prune is an old-timey European prune. It is only medium size, with reddish purple fruit and greenish yellow flesh. It gets its name by being so sweet and highly flavored when ripe. [ More Info ]

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Veteran Peach Botanical Name: Prunus persica 'Veteran' Veteran peach is a "old-timer" well known for its extreme cold hardiness, even in the chilly Midwest areas where peaches are hard to grow. It is an excellent canner as well as an excellent tasting fresh eating peach. Its is a medium large, golden y [ More Info ]

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Wealthy Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Red Wealthy' Grandpa's Choice™ Red Wealthy is an old-time favorite in many cold climates, because it is so hardy. It ripens late in the summer and is an excellent all purpose apple. The fruit is a deep red over a pale yellow background, and the fle [ More Info ]

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Winter Banana Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Winter Banana' Winter Banana is one of the most beautiful apples in appearnace. It is a large apple with strickingly beautiful pale yellow, waxy skin usually blushed with a delicate rosy pink. Flesh is moderately firm, slightly coarse, crips, tangy and juicy. It's [ More Info ]

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Wolf River Apple Botanical Name: Malus domestica 'Wolf River' Wolf River apples are enormous, often weighing 1 pound or more. It has a pale red color over pale yellow skin and soft, tender, slightly mealy, creamy white flesh. Excellent for baking whole and drying. Resistant to scab, mildew, fireblight and cedar [ More Info ]