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Honeycrisp Apple Tree

(296 customer reviews)

$89.99 – $113.99

Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 3 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

tree iconWhat size tree should I choose?
(296 customer reviews)

Begins shipping
mid-April

Zones 3 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

One of the country’s top 5 apples!

Phenomenal crunch, juiciness and sweetness have made Honeycrisp a nationwide favorite. The fruit is wonderfully aromatic and sweet as honey, with an explosively juicy, crisp bite. Small spaces are perfect for this naturally compact tree. Originates from Excelsior, Minnesota in 1974. Cold-hardy. Ripens in early September. Pollinator required: Choose any other apple variety.

Note: A properly-applied calcium supplement substantially improves the apple quality and makes the tree easier to grow.

Characteristics

Bloom ColorWhite
Ripens HarvestEarly September
Fruit ColorRed
Fruit SizeLarge
Soil CompositionLoamy
TasteSweet
TextureCRISP, JUICY
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained
Shade LevelFull Sun
Years to Bear2-5
Bloom PeriodMid-Late
Hardiness Zone Range3-8

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

Dwarf  2.5 – 3 m tall x 2.5 – 3 m wide (8 – 10′ tall x 8 – 10′ wide)
Semi-Dwarf  3.5 – 4.5 m tall x 3.5 – 4.5 m wide (12 – 15′ tall x 12 – 15′ wide)

Recommended Spacing

Dwarf 2.5 – 3 m (8 – 10′)
Semi-Dwarf 3.5 – 4.5 m (12 – 15′)

Ship Height

Dwarf, Bare-root Ships 0.9 – 1.2 m tall (3-4′ tall) with a 9.5 mm (3/8″) trunk.
Semi-dwarf, Bare-root Ships 0.9 – 1.2 m tall (3-4′ tall) with a 9.5 mm (3/8″) trunk.
Supreme Semi-Dwarf EZ Start® Ships 0.9 – 1.2 m (3-4′) Tall with advanced root system in a 12.7×12.7×30.5 cm (5x5x12″) EZ Start® Pot.

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 Pollinators: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Macoun, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, Winter Banana, Ginger Gold, Wealthy

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:

Find your zone by province and municipality »

Find your zone using an interactive map »

296 reviews for Honeycrisp Apple Tree

  1. Kevin M –

    Bought 5 trees, the honey crisp is a straight stick without on branch coming off of it. Wouldn’t have minded a branch or 2.

  2. Lee Cote –

    Order 3 trees to ensure cross pollination. Stark brothers rescheduled the delivery outlook 4 times before finally cancelling two of the trees. When I asked for a refund for the full order they said too bad as the one remaining tree order processed. What good is a single apple tree that requires cross pollination? Will not do business with this company again. They should’ve been willing to refund the full order given they couldn’t fulfill it and understanding the impacts of what is required for a tree to grow.

  3. Kara waldner –

    We planted a Honeycrisp, Red Rome Beauty and Golden Delicious from Stark at least six years ago. The Honeycrisp grew a good size but has almost born no flowers or fruit while the others have given us a lot. We wondered if an evergreen tree about 40 feet from Honeycrisp was causing it… the other two are 10′ and 20′ farther from that tree. Disappointing.

  4. Mariah Zimmerman –

    I bought a Granny Smith tree and a grafted pear tree at the same time as this one. Planted them all last year and fed them the tree starter from here. The other two trees seem to be doing well, but this one isn’t showing any signs of life. Fingers crossed for a miracle. ????

  5. David Clement –

    purchased 10 saplings, 4 have died, 5 saplings are doing -ok one is definetely having trouble -one tree already had an apple on fruit spur ,overall satisfied

  6. Garo Garo –

    Planted in the fall prior to freezes. It didn’t do good, some branches from the root came up, 1 looks like it is above the graft approx. 12 inches high.No Good Luck,Gary

  7. Terry Ferguson –

    I was disappointed the bare root seedling I received was about half the anticipated height. After nearly a year in the ground it has grown nearly as tall as what I originally expected to receive.In hindsight, wish I’d bought a balled/potted tree.

  8. Jeff Lynch –

    Lost all our Honeycrisp over the Minnesota winter. -40 and wind chills into -60s. These Honeycrisp put on the most growth of the 24 trees, so I was surprised to loose them.Starkbros warranty is amazing, and they gave me store credit as I no longer wanted to risk going with Honeycrisp.

  9. Olena Jurak –

    I planted bare root honey crisp apple next to my very old and very big crab apple tree and it is growing and thriving. Survived a pretty cold winter. I’ve used Starkbros tre prep fertilizer in the spring. Very happy with my purchase.

  10. Rhonda Huber –

    I had bought this tree in March and had it inside until May. During the day, I moved the tree to the back porch to get great sun, and back inside to protect from cold temps. I live in Maryland and was worried that the over night temps might hurt it and wanted to acclimate it properly. It’s doing great outside in a big pot on my back porch. I fertilize it with Tre-Pep every two weeks

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Tree Sizes

It is essential that you choose the right size for your space. Whether you’re planting an acre, a suburban yard or a small urban plot, we’ve got the perfect size tree for you. When they mature, they will be one of three sizes*:

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Dwarf

Grows to be about 2.5-3 m (approximately 8-10′) tall and wide. Provides a bounty of full-sized fruit in a small amount of space.

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Semi-Dwarf

Grows to be about 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Produces the maximum crop per square foot of growing area. The majority of the fruit can be harvested from the ground, with no need for a ladder.

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Standard & Unmarked

Grows to be at least 5.5 m (approximately 18′) tall and wide. Standard nectarine and peach trees grow to be 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Standard trees serve two purposes: they provide both fruit and shade.

* Tree sizes may vary by variety.

Potted Trees

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EZ Start® Potted Trees

Trees that are grown in a bottomless 4x4x10″ pot, which encourages dense feeder-root growth for a quick, strong establishment. When shipped, they are about 1½ – 3′ tall.

Supreme EZ Start® Potted Trees

Top-grade trees are grown in a bottomless 5x5x12″ pot, which creates an advanced root system comparable to that of a three-year-old tree. When shipped to you, they are about 3 – 4′ tall.

Supreme XL Potted Trees

Our biggest and most robust potted trees. Grown in a 9x9x12″ pot filled with high-grade soil, these trees are even larger than our Supreme EZ Start® trees. When shipped to you, they are 4-5′ tall.

Bare-Root Trees

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Stark Supreme Tree®

This season’s top-grade, bare-root trees that give you a head start on growing. When shipped, they are about 4-5′ tall and/or with a 5/8″ or larger trunk diameter.

Supreme XL Trees

We don’t call them “XL” for nothing! Supreme XL trees are our biggest and most robust bare-root trees: they ship 5-6′ tall and/or with a 1″ or larger trunk diameter.

USDA Certified Organic Trees

organic

If you’re inclined toward organic gardening, browse our selection of non-GMO, certified USDA Organic fruit trees. Our fields and trees undergo annual inspection to maintain their certification, and are grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides on pure pastureland.

Grafted Trees

graft

Grafting is the process of taking cuttings from a single “parent” tree known for its fruit taste, size, bloom period and ripening time, and joining it with the root system and trunk base (rootstock) of another tree also known for its desirable qualities. This process has been used for thousands of years to produce fruit that is consistent in flavor, shape and size.

Most of our trees are grafted, creating this kind of consistency and allowing us to produce different mature tree sizes. While seed-grown fruit trees might give you unpredictable variations or a lack of results, grafted trees will give you the fruit you want and the tree size you expect.

Stark® Custom Graft® Trees

Limited space doesn’t have to mean a limited selection of fruit. Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees have two (or more) varieties carefully grafted onto one tree. These multi-grafted fruit trees require less space to grow than separate trees, and also provide compatible pollinators — built right in! To ensure success growing multiple varieties on your Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees, be sure to prune to keep all varieties in balance.

Other Terminology

Professional Pruning

Pruning is one of the most important ways to help ensure that your tree gets off to the right start and has the best chance for success. That’s why Stark Bro’s professionals prune many of our fruit trees before shipment — at no cost to you!

We get you started, but you will need to prune throughout the life of your tree. Doing so will help eliminate extra buds that can slow development and allow your tree to form a strong framework by removing weak, narrow and competing branches. Proper pruning will give your tree the perfect shape and branching structure for maximum fruit production.

Self-pollinating

Indicates tree or plant will pollinate itself and doesn’t need another tree or plant near it in order to bear fruit. In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You’ll get fruit with only one tree!

Starkspur®

A Stark patented product since 1952! “Spurs” mean bigger harvests! Starkspur® trees are different from regular trees which bear fruit only on the outside limbs. The spur allows fruit to form on each limb and bear from the trunk out – doubling the amount of fruit.

Stark® Colonnade®

Grow full-sized fruit on narrow columnar-shaped trees. Perfect for growing fruit on a balcony, patio, or sliver of ground – even if you live in an apartment or condo. They make a particularly impressive “living fence” when planted in a row – consider using them to disguise eyesores on your property and grow fruit at the same time!

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