Fruit Trees For Sale at Butternut Farm
Interested in having your own back yard fruit tree? Come by the farm in May to take a bare root tree home.
No pre-orders for spring of 2026. Trees are sold on a first come first serve basis and our expected inventory to begin sales season is just below. So you know before your trip, this inventory will be updated daily during the sales season.
Tree sales are Fridays and Saturday noon -6pm beginning May 1st.
Do you have fruit tree related questions? Send an e-mail.
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Most will be $37/tree. Some larger trees may be priced a bit higher.
Our 2026 stock is on strong semi dwarfing root stocks that will result in self supporting trees that will be 10-15' tall at maturity
(# indicates low supply, less than 5 trees)
Honey Crisp: Crisp texture, sweet flesh and balanced acidity make this apple a truly unique eating experience. Low susceptibility to apple scab also makes it a good choice for a low spray orchard. Good for eating, cider, sauce and pies.
Red Delicious: We all know the king of apples! Beautiful red color, crown shape, large size and good storage. Ripens in very early October. A lower vigor tree that spurs readily.
Gala: The most widely planted U.S variety. Sweet and crisp apple on a productive and annually bearing tree.
Cortland: Tried and true September multipurpose apple. An annual cropping tree that is easy to prune and care for. Cortland also has a slow to brown flesh making it great for slices. Fresh eating, sauce, and baking.
Granny Smith: Extra green, extra tart, and extra firm. Early November ripening and stores well.
Macintosh: A classic new england variety. Winter hardy and an annual bearer with mid September ripening. This apple has softer flesh with a nice sweet tart flavor, great for everything.
Fuji: Ripening right at the end of October. Crisp and sweet with excellent storage potential. Manage crop carefully to keep this variety out of it's bi-annual tendency.
Ashmeads Kernal: A high quality heirloom that ripens in early October. Know for it’s high acid and sugar content, which are both desireable for cider and baking. This medium sized russety apple also has great flavor, winning over many of our pyo customers.
Golden Delicious: A mid October ripening yellow skinned apple. Sweet flesh when fully ripe, a great multipurpose apple. Excellent for pies, cider and sauce.
Wolf River: A late September ripening heirloom variety that is known for apple butter and baking. Originates from Wisconsin and is disease resistant, making it a great low spray option.Yellow Transparent: A tart yellow apple that is on the softer side. Mid August ripening so it doesn’t store well, but it is disease resistant and is known for it’s sauce and baking characteristics. A nice late summer homestead apple.
Greening: A mid Sept ripening baking apple. Excellent pies, cider and sauce. 100% green, just like a Granny Smith.
(although some are self fertile, most apples need a mate for pollination, a second variety. We recommend at least three varieties in your orchard for adequate pollination) -
Priced at $33/tree
(# indicates low supply, less than 5 trees)
Evelyn: An attractive yellow flesh freestone ripening right around Aug 20th. A productive variety known for it’s firmness.
PF Lucky 13: A large fruited yellow flesh freestone variety that ripens right about Aug 25th. The tree is vigorous and productive.
Glowingstar: A winter hardy tree that produces excellent quality fruit that are ripe in mid September. A medium sized yellow flesh freestone.
Sunglo: A high quality yellow flesh nectarine that ripens around Aug 25th. Great flavor and a winter hardy tree.
(peaches and nectarines are self fertile, no need for a second variety and they are a highly recommended choice for all back yard fruit growers, including first timers because they are very simple to care for) -
priced at $37/tree
(# indicates low supply, less than 5 trees)
Harrow Crisp: A bartlett type that ripens around Sept 5th.
Harrow Sweet: A bartlett type that ripens around October 1st.
Bosc: A round fruited pear that ripens in mid October
(for cross pollination we recommend purchasing at least two varieties in your orchard. These varieties will all pollinate one another) -
priced at $40/ tree
(# indicates low supply, less than 5 trees)
Hartland sweet cherry: Ripens very early July. Dark mahogany and larger size, a high quality early season cherry.
Kristin sweet cherry: Another high quality early July ripening dark mahogany variety, just with smaller size.
Regina sweet cherry: Ripens the 3rd week in July. Large size, Beautiful Dark Mahogany color with good size and crack resistant. A great choice.
Methley Plum: A vigorous tree that produces beautiful small purple plums. Excellent flavor in this two bite wonder. Self fertile and early ripening.Santa Rosa plum: A larger fruit size with excellent purple over red color and fantastic flavor. Ripens 10 days after Methley.
(Sweet cherries and plums need multiple varieties for adequate pollination and the more the merrier. Designing a sweet cherry orchard with adequate cross pollination can be tricky, you want two varieties at the minimum.
Sour cherries are self fertile, only one tree is necessary for pollination)