Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Northwest Greening 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: Northwest Greening was grown from seed in 1849 by Jasen Hatch in Wisconsin with the intention of using it as rootstock. The graft ultimately failed and the rootstock grew into its own tree which grabbed the attention of E.W. Daniels in the 1870s when he sampled the fruit. He introduced Northwest Greening commercially in 1872 and it gained moderate success in the US.

Why We Grow It: Northwest Greening produces a medium to large green apple that is firm, dnese, and crisp. It has a sweet-tart flavour that is best suited to making pies and cider, both of which it is known for. The tree itself boasts decent disease-resistance and cold hardiness.

$8.50

Propagation Material:

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Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Baking, cider

Fruit Size: Medium

Storage: Keeps until January when stored in cool humid conditions

Harvest: October - Middle

Plant Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3

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: Vigorous with an upright and spreading growth habit with drooping branches, branches can be brittle, tends to take longer to start bearing fruit and tends to produce fruit every other year. Resistant to fireblight and cedar apple rust.

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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