Honeycrisp Apple

I’m pleased with my shipment. Everything arrived when expected and was packaged very well. No damage to any trees or bushes. My honey crisp apple tree has not sprouted any leaves yet. It has only been in the ground for about two weeks, so I need to give it a little more time. The other trees and raspberry bushes I purchased are all growing leaves nicely. I will definitely be a repeat customer.

My dwarf Honeycrisp is almost 13 years old, and at only 4 tall it produces a large crop of delicious apples every year. It is in shade after 2pm, which I believe is the reason it has topped out at less than the full 6 height, but that hasn t seemed to affect production very much. Last year there were about 50 apples at harvest, and that was after thinning over half of them in the spring. No disease or pest problems at all; one of my favorite fruits in my garden!

Bought my mini-dwarf honeycrisp from Rainier nursery about 5 years ago. It started bearing the 3rd year. Last year I thinned it and got 15 good-sized apples; this year I didn t get around to thinning and after throwing out 5-6 apples that the birds got into, had 22 apples of various sizes. It s planted near a pollinator (Cox), and is next to a rock wall so it gets some warmth retained. It gets morning & midday sun, shade mid-to-late afternoon.

Bought from Raintree in 2018, and the first year was difficult, as the tree seemed desiccated and weak; I questioned if it would survive. 2019 was only marginally better, as I provided it TLC with water, compost and fertilizers; my reward in October was one apple, though it was very tasty. 2020 has seen, perhaps, a reversal of fortune; after a slow spring start, the tree now looks fully alive, and I count a whopping five young apples on two branches. I m going to be generous with four stars, more out of hope than conviction.