Wealthy Apple Rootstock/Size:Spy 227 Full Size: 2-3 ft.

Wealthy Apple Rootstock/Size:Spy 227 Full Size: 2-3 ft.Overview Wealthy is an American apple with a great story. After spending thousands of dollars and nearly 10 years trying to grow apples in Minnesota, Peter Gideon and his family were down to their last eight dollars. The only surviving tree was a Siberian Crab Apple, but Gideon, determined to find an apple that could thrive in Minnesota, sent his remaining money to an apple grower in Bangor, Maine. In return, he received apple seeds and scions. One of

is significantly hardier

One of Montana's native willows

disease pressure

Spartan is a cross between McIntosh and an unknown variety

Roxbury Russet is not self-fertile and requires a compatible apple pollinizer with overlapping bloom

At those extremes

like most peach cultivars

2024 in Kalispell

It is known for being naturally smaller growing

To Bob’s surprise

but not as hardy as ultra-cold varieties like Prairie Sensation

generally coloring up and finishing in October in cooler regions