Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Eden™ Apple Scionwood

Scionwood is not a tree, yet!

Scionwood, or scions (pronounced 'sigh-ons'), are the young, one-year shoots you graft with in order to propagate a variety. If you want to propagate a Gala apple tree, for example, you would graft with Gala scionwood!

We collect these scions from trees in our test orchards and are happy to be able to offer rare/heritage varieties!

For more information on scionwood and grafting, click HERE!

History: Eden™ was developed at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Horticultural Research an Development Centre in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec by Shahrokh Khanizadeh. The cross between Linda and Jonamac was made in 1971 and the resulting variety was released in 1985 due to its disease resistance and slow browning.

Why We Grow It: Eden™ produces medium to large crisp apples that boast a sweet, aromatic quality with some tartness. They are great for fresh eating and making cider. The fruit is also resistant to bruising and browning, making them an excellent candidate for drying and making into apple chips. 

$8.50

Propagation Material:

28 in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, drying, cider

Fruit Size: Medium

Storage: Keeps until February when stored in cool humid conditions

Harvest: September - Late

Plant Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

Flowering Time: Middle

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Moderately vigorous with an upright and spreading growth habit, produces heavy crops. Resistant to scab and watercore and had no issues with fireblight or powerdery mildew during test, susceptible to bitter pit.

Shipping: Scionwood can be shipped anytime in the spring, although we generally recommend that customers receive their scionwood by mid-April at the latest to ensure it arrives dormant. We can hold it longer if customers accept the risk that the scionwood may start breaking dormancy after this time.

Pickup: We will notify you as soon as your scionwood is ready. We recommend picking it up as soon as you are able and storing it at home.

Click HERE for tips on storing scionwood!

CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Each scion will have at least 2-4 grafts' worth of material and ideally will be approximately 12-18" or 30cm+ long. Since we specialize in so many varieties/species, there will be natural differences in growth habit and vigour so some varieties may be shorter or thinner. We will provide the best quality we can, within natural restraints.

If a scion is less than 6" or 15cm, it will be discounted accordingly.

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