Bonnie Best Apple Tree

OUR STORY

Experience the Pride of Wisconsin: Grow Bonnie’s Best Heirloom Apples Bring history, massive yields, and unmatched flavor to your home orchard with Bonnie’s Best. Discovered in Wisconsin, this legendary heirloom is celebrated by orchardists and bakers alike for its robust hardiness and unbeatable sweet-tart profile. Whether you want to bake a blue-ribbon pie or pick a giant, juicy apple straight from the branch, Bonnie’s Best belongs in your yard• The Look: Massive, globe-shaped apples sporting a beautiful greenish-yellow skin painted with distinct, heavy pale-red striping. • The Taste: A deeply satisfying, balanced sweet-tart profile packed with rich honey aromas, light grassy notes, and subtle floral and vanilla undertones. • The Texture: Creamy yellow, juicy, and tender flesh that delivers a crisp crunch fresh off the tree, yet holds its structure perfectly under high heat.• Baking Masterpiece: The ultimate pie apple—it maintains its firm shape and rich texture during baking without turning into mush. • Sauces & Canning: Naturally juicy and aromatic, it cooks down into deep, complex applesauces and preserves beautifully. • Fresh Eating: A wonderful autumn hand-apple for anyone who loves an aromatic, juicy crunch. • Baker's Tip: The flesh oxidizes quickly when cut, making it perfect for immediate baking or tossing straight into your mixing bowl.• USDA Hardiness Zones: Thrives in Zones 4 through 7, boasting exceptional cold hardiness built for harsh northern winters. • Bloom & Harvest Time: A mid-season bloomer that reliably yields heavy annual crops. The fruit is ready for harvest from late September through early October. • Tree Habits: Notably sturdy, vigorous, and shows strong natural resistance to fire blight.Bonnie's Best requires cross-pollination from a different apple variety blooming at the same time to set its massive crop. Excellent companions include: • Cortland • Gala • Golden Delicious • Liberty Trees are bench grafted 1/4-3/16 inch diameter and 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall when shipped.

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