Antonovka Apple Tree – Cold Hardy Heirloom Fruit Tree | Zones 3-8
Grow a legendary cold-hardy apple tree with this Antonovka Apple rooted plant, a historic heirloom variety prized for its exceptional winter hardiness, fragrant fruit, and versatile culinary uses. Originally developed in Russia and introduced in the late 1800s, Antonovka apples are known for their distinctive sweet-tart flavor, rich aroma, and excellent storage qualities. These green-yellow apples are perfect for fresh eating, pies, juice, cider, wine, baking, freezing, and preserving. Antonovka trees thrive in colder climates and are highly valued for their resilience, productivity, and long-lived orchard performance.
You will receive:
✔️ 1 rooted Antonovka Apple tree
✔️ Healthy live edible fruit tree
✔️ Cold-hardy heirloom apple variety
✔️ Naturally grown pesticide-free plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe shipping
Growing Information
- Common Name: Antonovka Apple
- Botanical Name: Malus domestica
- Plant Type: Fruiting deciduous tree
- Growth Stage: Rooted starter tree
- Sun Requirements: Full sun
- Soil: Rich well-draining garden soil
- Watering: Moderate during establishment
- Mature Height: Approximately 12–16 feet
- Growth Rate: Moderate; approximately 1–2 feet yearly
- Fruit Color: Green-yellow
- Fruit Flavor: Sweet tart with intense apple flavor and aroma
- Harvest Season: Fall
- Pollination: Requires compatible pollinizer such as Honeycrisp, Crabapple, or Wolf River
- Special Features: Excellent cold hardiness, great for baking and cider
- USDA Zones: 3–8
- Container Friendly: Young trees only; best planted in ground long-term
Care Tip
Plant in full sun with good airflow for healthier growth and improved fruit production. Annual pruning helps maintain shape, airflow, and larger harvests as the tree matures.
Plant Condition Disclosure
Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.
Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.
Important Note
You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.
Customer Notice for Live Plants
Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.
Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.
Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.
- Photos of the shipping box
- Photo of the shipping label
- Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
- Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant
Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.
Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.
