Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Milwaukee 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: Milwaukee was discovered around 1890 as a chance seedling growing on the farm of George Jeffrey is Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Named for its city of origin, it was first grown commercially around 1899 but is now considered rare today. DNA testing has shown that it is a seedling of Duchess, imparting excellent cold hardiness on this variety.

Why We Grow It: Milwaukee produces a large, red apple that is crisp, juicy, with a tart flavour that is a bit more intense than most people like for fresh eating. It instead shines when used for cooking, pies, and cider. For those looking an nice multi-purpose apple that is quite cold hardy, this is an excellent option!

$8.50

Propagation Material:

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Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Cooking, baking, cider

Fruit Size: Large

Storage: Keeps until December when stored in cool humid conditions

Harvest: October - Early

Plant Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3

Flowering Time: Early

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 growth habit, hardy, tends to start bearing fruit at a young age. Somewhat resistant to scab.

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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