One planting, four classic apples — Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, and a hardy Honeycrisp-type cross — for fresh-picked fruit from late summer well into fall.
This Apple Orchard collection brings together four of the most trusted apple cultivars on a single grower's roster of Malus domestica and Malus pumila stock. You get the honeyed crunch of Gala, the dense sugar of Fuji, the bright tartness of Granny Smith, and a cold-tough Minnesota-bred selection (MN#1711, the Honeycrisp lineage) prized for explosive, juicy crispness. Planting them together turns a corner of the yard into a working home orchard with overlapping bloom and a long, staggered harvest.
Why growers choose the Apple Orchard collection
Built-in cross-pollination. Apples need a compatible second variety to set a full crop, and these cultivars bloom in spring within range of one another, so they fertilize each other and you avoid buying a separate pollinator.
A harvest that lasts. The varieties ripen at different points across the September-to-November window, spreading your picking over weeks instead of dumping everything at once.
Four distinct flavors and uses. Sweet Gala and Fuji for fresh eating, sharp Granny Smith for pies and keeping, and a crisp Honeycrisp-type for snacking — dessert, baking, and storage covered in one group.
Cold-climate confidence. Hardy in zones 5-8, including the Minnesota-bred selection developed specifically to shrug off hard winters.
Manageable, productive trees. At a mature 10-20 ft. tall and 8-10 ft. wide, each tree stays prunable and pickable without ladders for the whole canopy.
Whether you have room for a true four-tree orchard row or want to anchor a backyard with reliable, multi-season fruit, this collection gives you variety, pollination, and a harvest you can count on for years.
