Description

Great flavor and easy to grow. This deep-red fruit is everything you want in a dessert apple — sweet, juicy, and firm. Also great for baking. Tree is ideal for northern gardens! Disease-resistant to scab, fire blight, and powdery mildew. Fruit stores up to nine months. Originates in Illinois circa 1968. Cold hardy. Ripens in mid-October. Pollinator required: Choose another apple variety. See recommended pollinators below. May be covered by USPP #20,437 or other patents.

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Characteristics

Bloom Color Pink, White
Bloom Time Mid
Fruit Color Red
Fruit Size Medium
Hardiness Zone Range 4 - 8
Pollination Pollinator Required
Ripens/Harvest October
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0
Taste Mild, Subacid
Texture Firm, Crisp, Juicy
Years to Bear 2 - 5

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

The mature size of this variety depends on the version you choose to plant:
Semi-Dwarf 12 - 15' tall x 12 - 15' wide
Dwarf 8 - 10' tall x 8 - 10' wide

Recommended Spacing

The space needed for this variety to grow depends on the size you plant:
Semi-Dwarf 12 - 15'
Dwarf 8 - 10'

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 4 - 8
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Pollination

This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.

Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant one of these varieties within 100' for best pollination.

Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow apple trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

Shipping Information

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25 Questions
Why did you choose this?

I choose the WineCrisp as a second choice to the GoldRush apple (which I really, really wanted but y'all were out of stock). The flavor description is similar to the GoldRush and the reviews were…

To add a late variety to my collection

Sounds great

Good apple taste great great price

Does winecrisp do well as an espalier?

Any size fruit tree can be espaliered as the techniques makes the tree more compact and easy to keep pruned. Just make sure your tree is spur bearing, not tip bearing, so don't try espalier on Pink Ladies and Granny Smiths.

Stark Bro.'s do you have an Apple tree similar to the EverCrisp Apple? (honeycrips/fuji) cross

The honey crisp crosses we offer are listed here in this link https://www.starkbros.com/search?q=honeycrisp+cross None that are crossed with a fuji unfortunately

Would Mutsu and WineCrisp make good pollination partners?

Go to orange pippin trees they have a list of pollinators

Is this apple good for pies?

Yes ! And about anything else you want to make. This is the best flavor apple I’ve ever eaten. Very sweet, crisp and excellent apple flavor. Love them fresh, pies or fried.

Will a wine crisp apple pollinate a Arkansas black apple?

The issue is Arkansas Black variety may be a triploid and therefore cannot pollinate other apple varieties. Recommend self-pollinating varieties as best pollinators for Arkansas Black, or plant at least 2 different non-triploid varieties in addition to Arkansas Black for fruit production.

Hello! Will the Winecrisp pollinate my pink lady apple tree? Thank you!

Yes you will have adequate pollination as they both are mid season bloomers.

This winsesap is not the heirloom type which is Cedar rust resistant?

Our trees are grafted and the the research that has been done proves Disease-resistant to scab, fire blight, and powdery mildew.

I have an unknown red apple tree already in my yard. Will this work as a pollinator? KI had to remove one of my apple trees last year, leaving me with one apple and one pear. I am in skagit county, wa. I would like to add 1 apple and 1 pear. Suggestions?

Our website has a special feature that will help you find the best plants for you to grow in your area. Simply enter your zip code in our Hardiness Zone Finder and as you browse our page, you’ll see a small check mark next to products that are hardy to your growing zone!
As for the As for the apple tree I would do a self pollinating variety as your not sure what apple tree you have and are not sure of its bloom time. A golden delicious or a red delicious.
https://www.starkbros.com/zone-finder

What is the rootstock on this tree?

We appreciate you reaching out to us. We use several different rootstocks, depending upon the desired result and what is available. For that reason, we're unable to guarantee a specific rootstock.

If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!

Will this pollinate a Winesap?

Yes as they both have a Mid season bloom time.

Customer Reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 28, 2024
It is doing well as a semi-espaliered tree in my raised bed cinderblock garden next to a fence, where it has been growing for 5 years - and it started producing absolutely delicious apples this season despite some negative impacts from the local cedar rust.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 4, 2024
16brix?? Hoping for Rich Cider
Pretty tough customer. Potted them on arrival, transplanted to a cousin's orchard 600 miles away. 8/31/24. Travelled covered laying down in the back of a truck. Looked good on arrival and expect they will be fine. Untroubled by powdery mildew
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 10, 2024
Don't know yet... but...
The trees seem good; they have survived so far after I planted them. I won't know for a year or two how they really are since they did not bare fruit this year and I probably won't let them next year - BUT, I anticipate that the fruit will be great!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 26, 2024
It came in great shape, hopefully will have some apples in a few years.
Rated 5 out of 5
Feb 11, 2023
Great service
This is one of 13 apple tree I bought from stark among 21 other fruit and nut trees so far I just planted many of them last fall here in upstate SC they arrived in great shape and easy to plant your company takes great pride in packaging and shipping I'm very thankful for your care and quality in your products
Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 21, 2022
Very nice tree. It is about five feet now and looking good. Had apple's this year.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 18, 2020
look no further
its 2 years old now an its been easy to grow. with mulch under it,branches have wide crotch angle and perfect form with little training
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 15, 2019
Best tasting apple we've grown
We planted a WineCrisp in the spring of 2013 and now in the fall of 2019, we are finally getting a harvest of apples. We planted several varieties (Enterprise, GoldRush, Jonafree and Starkspur Golden Delicious) but the WineCrisp has the best flavor of them all. The Golden Delicious apples tend to be sweet but not very flavorful. The Enterprise tastes good and the tree is larger and bore more fruit but it is the WineCrisp that really shines for flavor. Crisp, juicy and just the right balance of sweet and flavor. Everyone who has compared picked it as the best tasting apple we have grown yet.
Rated 5 out of 5
May 22, 2017
Winecrisp
Grows well in upstate NY. Seems pretty disease resistant so far.
Rated 5 out of 5
May 2, 2017
Very attractive little trees.
Both of my Winecrisp trees are almost perfectly formed. They're about dead center in the orchard, and sometimes make other oddly shaped trees stand out. They're still babies, but I have high hopes. They're doing well.