Triumph Apple Tree | Bare Root, Hardy to Zone 3b | Spring 2027

Triumph Apple (Spring 2027)

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Pollination Needs a partner

Bloom group 4 of 7 (Mid)

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Ripening

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At a glance: Triumph Apple is an apple tree rated hardy to zone 3b in our ratings (winters to -35°F), not self-fertile, so it needs a different variety nearby as a pollenizer (bloom group 4 of 7, mid for an apple or crabapple), and it ripens about Sep 13 to Oct 3 in Missoula (our Missoula estimate).

Hardy to	Zone 3b to 8. The b means the warmer half of zone 3 only (winters to -35°F). Our notes have it taking -40°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. Plant a different apple or crabapple variety nearby that blooms at about the same time (bloom groups 3 to 5 on our chart). 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.
Ripens	About Sep 13 to Oct 3 in Missoula (a Missoula estimate from published sources). Real years swing about a week either way. See the date for your town.
Rootstock and size	Bud 118: semi-dwarf in our dry Montana soils, semi-standard on paper, about 12 to 18 ft tall unpruned. Stands on its own, few suckers. Our rootstock guide.
Good for	Winter storage (8/10), fresh eating (7/10). 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, 3-4 ft or 4-6 ft. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

Overview

We are excited to offer this relatively new apple variety, a cross between Honeycrisp and Liberty. It combines the sweet crunchiness of Honeycrisp with the disease resistance and McIntosh notes of Liberty, creating a slightly tarter and more disease-resistant Honeycrisp.

Hardiness & Growth

Cold Hardiness: Hardy to -40F, which aligns with the hardiness of both Liberty and Honeycrisp. This makes it suitable for many regions in Montana, but not for areas with winter temperatures consistently below -40F, so mainly not okay for areas east of the divide, with the exception of Billings and some if its surrounding warmer microclimates.

Tree Size & Rootstock

These are bare root trees for which we have two separate grades, 3-4 ft. and 4-6 ft. The trees are grafted to semi-dwarf Bud 118, which is hardy down to about -45 to -50F.

Questions we get about Triumph Apple

Does Triumph Apple need a pollenizer?

Yes. Triumph Apple needs pollen from a different variety that blooms at about the same time. Not self-fertile. Plant a different apple or crabapple variety nearby that blooms at about the same time (bloom groups 3 to 5 on our chart). Partners we carry include Otterson Crabapple, Trail Crabapple, Alexander Apple.

How cold hardy is Triumph Apple?

We rate Triumph Apple hardy to zone 3b, which means winters down to about -35°F. Our notes have it taking -40°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

When does Triumph Apple ripen?

About Sep 13 to Oct 3 in Missoula, Montana (an estimate built from published sources and our climate). Warmer places run earlier and cooler places later; our ripening map converts the date to your town.

How big does Triumph Apple get?

We graft Triumph Apple onto Bud 118 (semi-dwarf in our dry Montana soils, semi-standard on paper), which makes a tree roughly 12 to 18 ft tall if you never prune it.

What is Triumph Apple good for?

Our top use scores for Triumph Apple are winter storage (8/10), fresh eating (7/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

Will deer eat Triumph Apple?

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

Pollination partners

Trees that will pollenize Triumph Apple

Triumph Apple 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

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