Haralson Apple Seedlings | Bare Root, Hardy to Zone 2b

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Haralson Apple Seedling (Bundle of 5)

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Pollination Needs a partner

Bloom group 4 of 7 (Mid)

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At a glance: Haralson Apple Seedling is an apple tree rated hardy to zone 2b in our ratings (winters to -45°F), and not self-fertile, so it needs a different variety nearby as a pollenizer (bloom group 4 of 7, mid for an apple or crabapple).

Hardy to	Zone 2b to 7. The b means the warmer half of zone 2 only (winters to -45°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator.
Pollination	Needs Cross-Pollination. Bloom group 4 of 7 (mid), late spring here. Not self-fertile. Every seedling is a different tree, so plant a different named apple or crabapple nearby that blooms in groups 3 to 5 on our chart to be sure of a good pollenizer. Good partners we carry: Otterson Crabapple, Trail Crabapple, Alexander Apple, Burgundy Apple and 103 more. Bloom group is our estimate from the variety's origin and relatives. Apple Pollination Map.
Good for	Hard cider (6/10), feeding wildlife (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists.
Deer	A deer favorite. Fence it or cage it.
What you get	Bare root, Less than 6". Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

These are seedlings from 'Haralson' apple, which was introduced in 1922 by the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm at Excelsior, Minnesota. It came out of a 1913 cross with Malinda as the seed parent, and DNA work points to Wealthy as the likely pollen parent. It is named for Charles Haralson, who ran the Fruit Breeding Farm.

Click here for a full description of 'Haralson', the mother tree that produced the fruit from which these seeds were propagated.

This seedlings will be full size, standard apple trees, and due to the fact that these seedlings are from open pollinated seeds, the genetic makeup of them will be unknown, other than the 50% parentage from 'Haralson'. The reasons that these could have interesting or worthy genetic potential as seedlings is that Haralson is hardy down to -45F, which make it near the top of its class. However, key word here is 'near'. Haralson is a fairly late apple, ripening around early October in Missoula. The tree also shuts down fairly late. As such, Haralson and the vast majority of the University of Minnesota apples, such Honeycrisp, Frostbite, and others, do not do well in areas such as Gallatin Gateway, which can experience -47F winters. Look to other, more cold hardy varieties. That said, Haralson is gourmet, as it makes for fresh eating. Also great processed and stores for several months.

Questions we get about Haralson Apple Seedling

Does Haralson Apple Seedling need a pollenizer?

Yes. Haralson Apple Seedling needs pollen from a different variety that blooms at about the same time. Not self-fertile. Every seedling is a different tree, so plant a different named apple or crabapple nearby that blooms in groups 3 to 5 on our chart to be sure of a good pollenizer. Partners we carry include Otterson Crabapple, Trail Crabapple, Alexander Apple.

How cold hardy is Haralson Apple Seedling?

We rate Haralson Apple Seedling hardy to zone 2b, which means winters down to about -45°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

What is Haralson Apple Seedling good for?

Our top use scores for Haralson Apple Seedling are hard cider (6/10), feeding wildlife (6/10).

Will deer eat Haralson Apple Seedling?

Yes, deer love it. Protect Haralson Apple Seedling with a fence or a cage, especially while it is young.

What arrives, and when does Haralson Apple Seedling ship?

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: Less than 6". We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.

Pollination partners

Trees that will pollenize Haralson Apple Seedling

Haralson Apple Seedling needs a different apple or crabapple nearby to set fruit. Every tree below blooms at the same time and has pollen that works for it. Plant partners within about 100 feet.

Bloom group 4 of 7 (Mid)

Pollination Needs a partner

Pollen Not tested yet

107 trees we carry will pollenize it. Showing the best matches, in-stock first.