Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.
Potted Wolf River Apple
Potted Wolf River Apple
Available only for pick-up at nursery.
History: Wolf River was raised from seed by Quebec lumberman William Springer in the latter half of the 19th century. When Springer and his family were moving by wagon to Wisconsin, they bought a bushel of Alexander apples along the way. Upon arriving at their new home, he planted the seeds from said apples along the bank of the Wolf River and the Wolf River apple grew from there. This variety has since garnered a reputation as a good cooking apple and for the incredible size of its fruit.
Why We Grow It: First and foremost, Wolf River is legendary for the huge size of its fruit. The apples can weigh a pound or more and there are stories of pies being made from a single apple. The fruit, green with red blush and stripes, has a sweet and tart flavour that is good for cooking and it holds its shape well when cooked. The tree itself is hardy and relatively disease resistant as well.
Fruit Specs
Fruit Specs
Recommended Use: Cooking
Fruit Size: Large
Storage: Keeps about a month when stored in cool, humid conditions
Harvest: October - Early
Growing Specs
Growing Specs
Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3
Soil Preference: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.
Flowering Time: Middle
Bloom Colour: White
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 Habits:
Vigorous and very hardy with a spreading growth pattern, slow to start bearing fruit (low precocity), spur bearing. Susceptible to fireblight but resistant to scab, canker, mildew and cedar rust.
Primocane or Floricane (if applicable):
Thorns:
Pickup
Pickup
Potted plants are only available for pick-up at the nursery. They unfortunately cannot be shipped due to the size and weight of the pots.
You are welcome to order potted plants ahead of time online or stop in at the nursery to purchase them! Our hours vary seasonally so we recommend checking our posted hours ahead of time (see the bottom of the webpage or our Google hours).
Size at Purchase
Size at Purchase
The sizes of potted plants varies by species and variety, but we have some approximate size ranges based on pot size (all heights include the pot):
- 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
- 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
- 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
- 8g pots - 4-7ft tall
Please note that some plants may fall outside these ranges. If you are curious about the size of a specific kind of plant, call or email us and we're happy to give you a more accurate size range!
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