Cortland Apple Rootstock/Size:M26 Semi-Dwarf Rootstock: 3-5 ft. (One Year Older)

Cortland Apple Rootstock/Size:M26 Semi-Dwarf Rootstock: 3-5 ft. (One Year Older)Origin & Parentage A cross between McIntosh and Ben Davis, Cortland was developed in 1898 by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York. While not widely celebrated in Montana, it is beloved in New York, where Cortland holds near iconic status with deep regional and cultural roots. Flavor Profile Cortland inherits many of McIntoshs best traits, offering bright, juicy, tangy flavor with the characteristic aromatic notes that

very cold-hardy): Recommended for regions that regularly see temperatures below -40°F

its combination of disease resistance and abundant

typically conical-oblong

SnowCzar's Ancestry

Veteran produces medium to large peaches with yellow flesh and good classic peach flavor

Flavor & Cider Qualities

we’ll go years without seeing -50°F—and then the polar vortex dips south

Since this is our second year growing Snowsweet

Average production on two 9-year-old trees in SW Minnesota was 200 lb/tree in 2010

William Coxe described it in 1817 as one of the finest apples in New Jersey in the autumn and early winter months

Hudar is a solid zone 3b tree and likely even 3a

Spokane Beauty is notable for its unusually large fruit size