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Bare Root Apple Trees for Sale: Discover Organic Apple Trees Today

We offer one of the broadest selections of organic apple trees in the United States, including high-quality bare root apple trees. Whether you're planting in a spacious backyard or a compact garden, our collection of bare root apple trees for sale is perfect for growers of all levels. These trees are ideal for cultivating your own apples, offering a hands-on, rewarding approach to fruit production.

Apple trees (Malus domestica) thrive in full sun and well-drained soil, reaching heights between 10 and 40 feet. They display lush foliage and fragrant white-pink blossoms during bloom season, attracting pollinators and enhancing garden beauty. In fall, their vibrant foliage adds seasonal color, while the fruit—available in red, green, or yellow—offers a delicious harvest.

Our trees are carefully selected for their disease resistance and adaptability. For limited spaces, we offer semi-dwarf and dwarf varieties of bare root apple trees, many grafted onto M-111 or Geneva 935 rootstocks. These compact trees are ideal for high-density planting, urban gardens, or container growing.

Browse our full range of bare root apple trees for sale, including disease-resistant and space-efficient options, and begin your journey with organic apple trees that thrive across a variety of climates and soils. Enjoy beautiful blossoms during bloom season and homegrown fruit for years to come.

Benefits of Bare Root Apple Trees

Bare root apple trees offer numerous benefits for gardeners looking to grow their own delicious apples. These trees, including varieties like Golden Delicious, Empire, and Cortland, are sold with their roots intact, ensuring healthy growth and a strong start when planted in well-drained soil.

Bare root fruit trees are cold hardy, easy to plant, and ideal for large crops of apples, providing excellent pollination when paired with the right pollination group. With careful pruning and proper planting, these trees grow efficiently in smaller spaces, yielding beautiful, delicious fruit in just a few years. Order online for convenient shipping and expert instructions to guide you through planting and growing your apple trees, ensuring a bountiful harvest for baking, cooking, or fresh eating.

Our Bare Root Apple Tree Varieties

Our selection of bare root apple trees for sale offers a range of cold hardy and high-yielding apple trees for gardeners and growers. Whether you're looking for fruit for baking, cooking, or simply enjoying fresh apples, we have varieties suited for all purposes. These bare root trees are easy to plant and grow, providing you with large crops of delicious apples year after year. Plus, they're available for order online with shipping right to your door!

Available Varieties:

  • Lowland Raspberry Apple

  • Mother Apple

  • Old School Apple

  • Reinette Franche Apple

  • Scarlet Apple

  • Honey Crisp Apple Tree

  • Fuji Red Apple Tree

  • Gala Apple Tree

  • Granny Smith Apple Tree

  • Golden Delicious Apple Tree

  • Dwarf Fuji Apple Tree

  • Dwarf Granny Smith Apple Tree

  • McIntosh Apple Tree

  • Pink Lady Apple Tree

  • Anna Apple Tree

  • Golden Dorsett Apple Tree

Key Features:

  • Our bare root fruit trees arrive with healthy, moist roots to help them thrive once planted.

  • Each tree comes with detailed planting instructions to ensure optimal growth and flowering.

  • These trees are adaptable to a variety of soil types and climates, with many growing well in zones 3-9.

  • Bare root apple trees are available for different apple varieties, including the delicious Golden Delicious, and Empire varieties.

  • All trees are sold at a competitive cost, with some trees offering a caliper suited for your space.

  • Ideal for shade trees, bare root apple trees help you grow beautiful plants and fruit for years to come.

Planting a bare root apple tree in your garden is an easy way to enjoy homegrown fruit that will ripen each season. Whether you're a first-time gardener or a seasoned grower, these trees offer the best way to add beauty, shade, and fruit to your landscape.

Tree Sizes and Rootstocks

Our bare root apple trees come in a variety of sizes and are grafted onto carefully selected rootstocks to ensure optimal growth and fruit production. We offer bare root fruit trees on both semi-dwarf and dwarf rootstocks, such as M-111 and M-27, which allow for easy planting in smaller spaces or high-density gardens, perfect for growing large crops of apples like Golden Delicious and Empire. These bare root trees are cold hardy and adaptable to a wide range of soil types, ensuring success in various zones and weather conditions. Whether you're looking to grow apples for baking, cooking, or enjoying fresh fruit, our bare root apple trees will thrive with proper pruning and planting, providing you with delicious apples year after year. Order online today for convenient shipping and expert instructions to help you grow your perfect apple tree!

Pollination and Harvesting

For successful pollination, ensure you select apple trees within the same pollination group, as many varieties like Golden Delicious and Empire are not self-fertile. By planting compatible bare root apple trees, you can promote cross-pollination, resulting in large crops of delicious apples. After the flowering period, expect your bare root fruit trees to start ripening in 4-5 years, with harvest depending on the season and weather. Pruning and proper planting will help maximize the tree's potential, providing you with a bountiful fruit harvest for baking, cooking, or fresh enjoyment. Order online today and enjoy a fruitful garden with easy-to-grow bare root trees!

Why Buy Bare Root Apple Trees From Us?

When you buy bare root apple trees from us, you're getting high-quality, cold-hardy trees that are perfect for growing delicious apples year after year. Our bare root apple trees are carefully selected to ensure healthy roots, making planting easy and helping your apple tree thrive in various soil types and weather conditions. We also offer a variety of organic apple trees, including popular choices like Golden Delicious, Empire, and Cortland. With detailed planting instructions included, you'll enjoy large crops of fresh apples for baking, cooking, or eating fresh.

We guarantee the best results, and with our convenient online store, you can order your bare root apple trees for sale and have them delivered directly to your door in just a few weeks. These trees are the perfect addition to your garden, offering a rewarding experience for years to come.

Resource Center

Visit our Resource Center to learn more about planting apple trees and enjoy these other resources from academic centers across the country:

  1. Training and Pruning Apple Trees in Intensive Orchards - Authored by Richard P. Marini, Extension Tree Fruit Specialist at Virginia Tech, and reviewed by Sherif Sherif, Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Extension Specialist at the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech. This publication focuses on training and pruning techniques in intensive apple orchards.

  2. Growing Apples in the Home Orchard - Written by Gary Gao, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Small-Fruit Extension Specialist at OSU South Centers, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at The Ohio State University. This paper provides comprehensive information on cultivating apples in a home orchard environment.

  3. From Orchard to Table: Apples! - Lead authors Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., Food and Nutrition Specialist, and Esther McGinnis, Ph.D., Extension Horticulturist, from NDSU Agriculture. This publication discusses various aspects of growing apple trees, the health benefits of apples, and tips for preserving and preparing them.

FAQs: Annie's Perennials

What are perennial plants?

Perennial plants live for more than two growing seasons. If properly cared for, they will return year after year with consistent bloom times to add color and diversity to your garden.

What is the difference between annuals and perennials?

The key difference between annuals and perennials is their lifespan. Annuals live for one growing season, although some of our annual plants do re-seed, thereby prolonging their benefits past a single season. Perennial plants and perennial flowers persist for several years, returning year after year, every growing season. Another difference is that true annuals will bloom throughout the entire season; whereas, perennials may bloom intermittently during or between seasons.

What are the benefits of growing perennials?

Perennial plants and flowers provide lasting beauty and structure to your garden. They have specific seasonal bloom times that remain consistent year after year, ensuring vibrant color for your garden throughout the seasons. Perennials also contribute to biodiversity and help the overall environment. Their deep root systems help prevent soil erosion and retain nutrients, while also sequestering carbon. Planting lots of different perennials with varied bloom times ensures consistent, reliable food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial wildlife.

When should I buy perennials to plant?

The ideal time to plant perennials is spring or early fall. This allows them to establish their root system before extreme weather.

How do I care for perennial plants?

In general, Perennials need watering, occasional fertilization, and deadheading to encourage repeat blooming. The specific care needs can vary by type. At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer many native and low water, low-maintenance perennials to make planting and caring for them easy. We want to make gardening success attainable for everyone.

Can you plant perennials in pots or containers?

Yes! We have hundreds of perennial plants that work well in containers as well as in garden beds. Just make sure your pot size is adequate for the root system of your particular plant.

Do perennials require full sun?

Some perennials prefer full sun, which typically means at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily. Other varieties require full or partial shade. At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer you many options for both shade and sun plants to fit every gardening need.

Do perennials attract pollinators and wildlife?

Yes! Perennials, with their reliable bloom times, are valuable additions to a pollinator-friendly garden. They provide consistent food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other beneficial wildlife. Planting many different perennials with varied bloom times will attract and feed pollinators throughout all of the seasons.

What are some popular perennial flowers?

Some common perennials include <strong>Yarrow</strong> (Achillea millefolium), </strong>African daisies</strong> (Arctotis) </strong>Butterfly Bush</strong> (Buddleja davidii), <strong>Campanula, Dahlia, Delphiniums, Peonies (Paeonia), Roses (Rosa), Irises, and Coneflowers</strong> (Echinacea). At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer almost hundreds and hundreds of popular perennials – like the ones previously mentioned, along with more unusual and hard-to-find varieties.

At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we also offer many more perennials that are quite unusual and hard to find

What are hardy perennials?

Hardy perennials are perennial plants that grow for multiple seasons and can survive very cold weather in their growing zones. For this reason, hardy perennial plants are the perfect plant selection for any garden.

Do perennials come back every year?

Yes, if planted and cared for properly, perennials will return year after year. At Annie’s, we offer hundreds of perennials that are perfect beginner plants– easy to grow and easy to care for - so everyone can garden successfully.

What are different types of perennials?

Flowering Perennials: Are known for vibrant, consistent and long-lasting blooms. Examples include peonies (Paenonia), roses (Rosa), coneflowers (Echinaea), Abutilon, Alstroemeria, african daisy (Arctotis), foxglove (Digitalis pupurea), carnations (dianthus), geraniums, sages (Salvia), Strawflowers (helichrysum bracteatum), hollyhocks and impatiens, among many others.

Foliage Perennials: Are known for their striking, colorful foliage. Hostas, heucheras, and ornamental grasses are some common varieties.

Shade-Loving Perennials: Thrive in low-light or partial shade conditions. Examples include astilbes, ferns, and bleeding hearts (dicentras). Some of our favorite shade perennials at Annie’s are Begonias, Fuchsias, Sedges, Hellebores, Heucheras, and Impatiens.

Sun-loving perennials: Thrive in full sun conditions (meaning full sun for at least 6 hours per day). Some common examples of sun-loving perennials are lavender (Lavandula), sage (Salvia), African daisy (Arctotis), and yarrow (Achillea millefolium). At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer almost one thousand sun-loving perennials – like the ones previously mentioned along with more unusual and hard-to-find varieties.

Herbaceous Perennials: These are perennial plants that die back to the ground each Fall or Winter, but whose roots remain alive and send up new growth and reemerge in the Spring or Summer. They include a variety of flowers and foliage, like columbines (Aquilegia), delphiniums, foxglove (Digitalis pupurea), and Iris.

Woody Perennials: These are shrubs and small trees that persist for many years, bringing useful structure and seasonal blooms to your garden. Examples include hydrangeas, California lilac (Ceanothus), fuchsias, and butterfly bushes (Buddleja).

Native Perennials: are well-suited to specific regions and often need less maintenance and human intervention. California native plant species might include yarrow (Achillea), California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), milkweed (Asclepias), monkey flowers (Mimulus), and some sages (Salvias), depending on your location. At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer one of the largest selections of CA native perennials to be found anywhere.

Long-Blooming Perennials: Have extended blooming periods and can include varieties like Alstroemeria, Abutilon (Flowering Maples), African daisies (Actotis), Agastache, coreopsis, yarrow (Achillea), and sages (Salvias).

Drought-Tolerant Perennials: Can withstand periods of dry conditions and need less watering. Examples include lavender (Lavandula), yarrow (Achillea), sedum (stonecrop), Agastache, Aloe, milkweed (Asclepias), and some sages (Salvias).

Deer-resistant Perennials: Have characteristics that make them less appealing to deer. Options include yarrow (Achillea), lambs' ears (Stachys byzantine), Agastache, and some ornamental sages (Salvia).

Perennial Bulbs: Some perennials grow from bulbs, including favorites like tulips, daffodils, freesias, ranunculus, and irises. They return year after year, adding color to your garden each spring.

Climbing Perennials: Perennial vines like clematis and wisteria add vertical interest to your garden, climbing trellises, arbors, and fences.