Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Elstar 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: Elstar apples were developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s and are a cross between Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie. This excellent combination has created what is considered one of the best Golden Delicious offspring. Fittingly, it has since become quite popular in continental Europe. Despite being introduced to the US in 1972, it has not attained the same level of popularity in North America.

Why We Grow It: Elstar is a flavourful variety, fine for fresh eating or sauce with its crisp, juicy flesh; very little acidity. The skin is distinctive, sporting a orangey-red marbled appearance.

          $8.50

          Propagation Material:

          57 in stock

          Fruit Traits:

          Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking

          Fruit Size: Medium-large

          Storage: Keeps until December when stored in cool, humid conditions, tart flavour is enhanced after 4-6 weeks in storage

          Harvest: October - Early

          Plant Traits:

          Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

          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: Very vigorous but precocious, tends to crop biennially but crops well. Susceptible to mildew, fireblight, and scab. Preforms reasonably well in our test orchard.

          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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