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Yellow Transparent Apple Tree

(56 customer reviews)

$74.99

Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 3 - 8

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Pollinator required to bear fruit

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

Begins shipping
mid-April

Zones 3 - 8

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

A delicious, early-season apple for gardeners up North! 

The Yellow Transparent Apple tree is an antique variety that originated from Russia in 1870. It’s named after the pale-yellow skin of the fruit that matched the flesh. These early-ripening apples are crisp, light and sweet.  

As an heirloom, this apple tree is easy to grow. It is cold-hardy for all our gardeners up north and has shown disease resistance to scab. Enjoy these delightful yellow apples when they ripen in July through August.  

Characteristics

Bloom ColorWhite
Fruit ColorYellow
Fruit SizeMedium – Large
Ripens/HarvestJuly to August
Soil CompositionLoamy
TasteSweet
TextureCrisp
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained
Bloom TimeEarly
Years to Bear2-5
Shade LevelFull Sun
Hardiness Zone Range3-8

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.

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: Empire, Wolf River, Buckeye Gala, Honeycrisp, Cortland, Liberty, Royal Empire, SnowSweet

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 »

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56 reviews for Yellow Transparent Apple Tree

  1. Charles Stotts –

    This tree looks extremely healthy this spring .We bought this for apple sauce , my wife grew up eating apple sauce from a yellow transparent tree . That freezes very well. Looking forward to many years of production.

  2. Margaret Ritchey –

    I bought two of the yellow transparent, but only one has survived the winter, not sure thats your fault though we have alot of deer here as soon as I noticed them bothering the trees, I put a fence around it

  3. Jacob Jordan A –

    I would definitely recommend this product! These are wonderful trees, and it is great watching them grow from a tiny stick into a beautiful tree so quickly! They seem to be difficult to find other places, but I grew up with one at my home as a child and was determined to get one. Thanks to Stark Bros. I have one growing in my yard now!

  4. Aleks Yakimov –

    Very good and healthy trees. Will wait for the harvest

  5. Paul Young –

    This tree is off to a great start–it leafed out withing 7 days of a late May planting, and even produced one blossom a few days later!

  6. Kay Cottrill –

    I grow up with this apple tree in my back yard in WV, as well as plum trees and grapes. This makes the best apple sauce. Nice and tart. My Mother served it warm at breakfast. I hope to start one next year. I am 67 years old so I am being optimistic that I will enjoy apples from this tree once again.

  7. Dan Meagher –

    I got two large delicious apples in late July the first year. That is ridiculous! Awesome job stark bros.

  8. Inna Grunin –

    Will see, just blooming now. Looks healthy, hopefully we can try new fruits this year.

  9. Beth Schultz –

    Our family has a cabin up in the mountains. We grew up with yellow transparent apple trees on the property. My grandma bought the property in the early 40’s and there was a mini orchard already there. There were 10 apple trees of 4 different types.The property had never been inhabited, Grandmas said the trees came from Johnny Appleseed. Over the years we have lost most of the trees and are trying to replace them. Quite a few years ago I was told by our local nurseries that Yellow Transparent apple trees could not survive in the hi mountains. So I started special ordering them and other types. We have 3 that have taken off quite well. We are growing other very old species of apple trees that were there in the 40’s. My kids and grandkids will be able to enjoy the best apples as I did growing up.

  10. Dean A Boshart –

    I planted the tree as soon as it arrived and last fall just before the first frost it started a set of blooms. This spring it leaped to life and actually set a few apples which have started enlarging. It is leaping to new heights and looking quite mature. A gardeners delight

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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.

standard

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

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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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