Cortland Apple Tree
$74.99
Begins shipping mid-April.
Zones 4 - 6
Pollinator required to bear fruit
Stays fresh and white when cut!
Cortland is a prolific offspring of McIntosh that bears exquisite ruby-red fruit with clean, bright flesh that is very slow to brown after cutting. Perfect for chilled salads, but also an ideal choice for crisps, pies and cider. Originated in 1898 from Geneva, New York.
Cold-hardy. Ripens in mid-September. Pollinator required: Choose another early or mid-blooming apple variety. A licensed variety of Cornell University.
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White |
| Ripens Harvest | September |
| Fruit Color | Red |
| Fruit Size | Large |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Taste | Tart |
| Texture | Crisp |
| Soil pH Level | 6-7 |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Shade Level | Full Sun |
| Bloom Period | Early-Mid |
| Years to Bear | 2-5 |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 4-6 |
Size & Spacing
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant a different variety within 15 meters (50 feet) for best pollination.
Recommended Polinators: Buckeye Gala, Honeycrisp, Liberty, Royal Empire, Snowsweet, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Red Delicious, Winter Bannana
How do I find my Hardiness Zone?
Canada’s Plant Hardiness Zones will tell you which plants will do well in your particular climate. Each zone is determined by the lowest average winter temperature recorded in a given area. Hardiness Zone information is included on all tree and plant product pages, so you know instantly whether a certain plant is likely to succeed where you live. Natural Resources Canada provides helpful options to find your zone:
william card –
the tree is growing fine and this spring has a number of blossoms on. Seems a bit young to fruit but would be happily surprised.
Greg Seat –
I am so disappointed in Stark Brothers. In 2017 you sent the trees very late for our planting. This was significantly later than when I planted hundreds of other trees. Because of the late shipment and planting a much higher percentage of trees died than I normally experience. You sent some replacements in 2018. However, some of the varieties were not in stock when you sent the replacements. I later received emails alerting me that these varieties had become available and that I could order if desired. What a joke! I will order very little from Stark going forward because of this mishandling of the correction of a mistake.
JAMES DAFT –
Unfortunately it did not leaf out this spring. Other apples I planted are looking good (except one that the deer ate)
Bob Shilander –
Doing very fine and we will have what looks like a half-dozen apples the second year.
Michael Scott Scheibner –
I planted this tree at the same time I planted the heritage Snow Apple tree. While the Snow Apple seemed to begin growing right away, this Cortland showed signs of life, but didn’t take off like the Snow did. It does seem to be growing nicely now, but I am not expecting much until next Spring.
Barbara clevenger –
Received a Cortland apple from starks..did not make it…replacement…?Others replaced did not grow or very slow to leaf out….
Cindy Chitwood –
Get the supreme trees, worth the extra money. They take off fast and produce earlier.
Zachariah Oaster –
My tree is now one year old and it is growing nicely. The Cortland is growing quite well compared to some of the other varieties that I planted at the same time. It arrives and looks like a stick, and one year later it actually resembles a small healthy tree. Customer service was also very helpful with resolving mistakes made in shipment.
MIKE SMITH –
cortland apple used as pollinator for my lodi’s winesaps or red roses
PATRICIA HEINEMANN –
Courtland is a beautiful little tree at two years old! She leafed out beautifully this year and is right at 7′ tall. She did not have any blossoms this spring, but I didn’t expect any. PatLaurel Bloomery, TN