Dundee Fact Sheets

Apple Variety Guide 2010

Apples

HONEYCRISP DWARF (Malus 'Honeycrisp')

BLOOM: White flowers in Mid-spring
HARVEST TIME: Mid-September
KEEPING ABILITY: Long - Up to 7 months
USES: Eating, baking, pies, and sauces
COMMENTS: Very crisp with a sweet, yet well-balanced flavor. This dwarf variety is about 45% smaller than a standard sized tree. Fruit size is not smaller.

HARALRED DWARF (Malus 'Lautz')

BLOOM: White flowers in late spring
HARVEST TIME: Early September
KEEPING ABILITY: Long
USES: Eating, baking, pies, sauces, salads
COMMENTS: Similar to Haralson, but fruit is earlier and redder. Juicy, tart, and firm. Very hardy and the apple stores well. Fireblight resistant. This dwarf variety is about 45% smaller than a standard sized tree. Fruit size is not smaller.

HARALSON DWARF (Malus 'Haralson')

BLOOM: White flowers in late spring
HARVEST TIME: Late September
KEEPING ABILITY: Long
USES: Eating, baking, pies, sauces, salads
COMMENTS: Medium sized tart fruits that are excellent for any use. Will often bear fruit the first year. Great storage apple. This dwarf variety is about 45% smaller than a standard sized tree. Fruit size is not smaller. Fireblight resistant.

ZESTAR! (Malus 'Minnewashta')

BLOOM: White flowers in early spring
HARVEST TIME: Mid to late August
KEEPING ABILITY: Medium
USES: Eating, baking, pies
COMMENTS: A 1998 U of M apple introduction. Crisp and juicy. Perfect for eating and baking. Well balanced in sugar and acid content. More sweet than tart. Nice white flesh. A very hardy tree.

SNOWSWEET DWARF (Malus 'MN#1797')

BLOOM: White flowers in late spring
HARVEST TIME: September
KEEPING ABILITY: Medium
USES: Eating, baking, pies, sauces, salad
COMMENTS: Snowsweet is a new apple from the University of Minnesota! The sweet and tart flavor is outstanding. Really crisp and juicy. Fruits are large and reddish-bronze. Flesh is very white. This dwarf variety is about 45% smaller than a standard sized tree. Fruit size is not smaller. Very hardy.

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Two or more apple varieties are needed for pollination and fruits. Plant near existing apple trees or plant more than one apple variety.

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