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Macoun Apple Tree

(13 customer reviews)

$113.99

Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 4 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

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

Begins shipping
mid-April

Zones 4 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

A generational treasure.

The outstanding taste and quality are the result of a cross between McIntosh and Jersey Black, another fine antique apple. The softball-sized fruit is deep, dark scarlet red over a spring-green background. Prized for its naturally-sweet crisp white flesh and spicy strawberry notes. Wonderful for fresh eating or baking, an exceptional pie apple. Originates from Geneva, New York in 1909, introduced in 1923. Cold-hardy. Ripens in September. Pollinator required: Choose another mid- to late-blooming apple variety. A licensed variety of Cornell University.

Characteristics

Bloom ColorWhite
Ripens HarvestSeptember
Fruit ColorRed
Fruit SizeMedium
Soil CompositionLoamy
TasteSweet
TextureFirm
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained
Shade LevelFull Sun
Years to Bear2-5
Earliest Bloom PeriodMid-Late
Hardiness Zone Range4-8

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

Semi-Dwarf  3.5 – 4.5 m tall x 3.5 – 4.5 m wide (12 – 15′ tall x 12 – 15′ wide)

Recommended Spacing

Semi-Dwarf 3.5 – 4.5 m (12 – 15′)

Ship Height

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: Honeycrisp, Winter Banana, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Pink Lady

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 »

13 reviews for Macoun Apple Tree

  1. Carol S. Lindquist –

    Planted in 2016, my semi-dwarf Macoun has bloomed for the first time this spring (2019). It’s still basically a whip, with no branches to speak of. The west TX high plains are tough on plants of all kinds, so the fact that the Macoun has survived for three years is a big point in its favor. Will see if we get fruit this fall, and it might even develop some branches, some day!

  2. Kevin Then –

    I purchased Macoun apple trees from Stark in the past with very good results. This time, prior pruning of the two trees made it difficult to prune to an open center (vase shape). This is preferred for strength and yield of fruit. Since the trees were previously pruned to a central main branch, it will take a few years to correct this. I pruned to a modified vase shape (two sets of main branches) this year and plan to prune it back heavily next year to get a more open center tree.

  3. joanna dabek –

    Love Macoun apples and for that reason had ordered among other Macoun apple tree. Due to my disappointment the plant did not survived long. The cranberries and grapes ordered from this company are growing great.

  4. Karl Mayer –

    Supposedly this is a quite prolific apple, and drops fruit all quite suddenly. It gets good reviews in the taste department, so I decided to give one a try. I chose a standard tree, which will provide deer with whatever I don’t use for myself or give away. The tree has exhibited tremendous growth, so I’m quite hopeful for it.

  5. Frederick Gadol –

    It’s hit and miss when you get bare root trees sometimes they grow good and sometimes not so good. this Macon apple tree is not growing that well it’s only grown about 6 inches in two years. I have ordered other apple trees from stark bro that have grown very well.

  6. Donna Costrino –

    I planted this apple tree last year and saw the first blossoms this spring. The tree is thriving. Looking forward to when it bears fruit.

  7. JERRY WITKOWSKI –

    Too early to tell. All of the Macoun Apple trees I bought last year are alive. Give me 5 years and I will tell you how the produce.

  8. GLENN TUCKER –

    planted this tree last spring and was expecting fruit in 2-3 years but as with a fewother trees I have bought from stark it has blossom’s this year very pleased withstark products and everyone is very friendly and helpfull

  9. April Martell –

    I purchased this tree one year ago and am thrilled that it survived the winter and had tons of growth last summer. The tree budded out and has shown it wasn’t bothered at all by my zone 4 winter. The size of the tree when it was shipped was bigger than I expected and it was packed very well.

  10. Clint N. Paschal –

    Planted Spring of 2016. Growing well with 3 new limbs about 6 inches long as of today, May 9, 2016.

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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

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.

semi-dwarf
semi-dwarf

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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