Northern Spy Apple Tree

Introduced: 1800's, New York

This heirloom apple has a greenish-yellow skin blushed with red stripes. Best known for its ability to keep through the winter, expect to enjoy it into the spring! Its large size, tart flavor, and pear undertones make for an excellent pie, giving it the nickname “Northern Pie.” The trees are very vigorous, upright, and extremely cold-hardy.

Blooms Late

Ripens Mid-Late October

Best Uses – Fresh Eating, Baking

Dwarf root stock: B10

1/2” Caliper +/-

4 foot tall +/-

Final height of 12 feet +/-

Will mature in 6-7 years

Apple Tree Notes:

Plant where trees will get sun for most of the day in a well drained soil. Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots, don’t add fertilizers or compost when filling the hole, save those for a top-dressing once the tree leafs out. Always protect your new trees with a “mouse guard” either a wrap from a garden center or a tube made from hardware cloth. Apple trees set better crops when at least two different varieties are planted for cross pollination.

PICK TREES THAT BLOOM AT THE SAME TIME FOR PROPER POLLINATION AND FRUITING!