Wildlife
- Feeds birds
- Pollinators
The blossoms feed honeybees and native bees, and dropped fruit draws deer and birds.
Ships bare root
Mature plant shown. Yours ships dormant and bare root.
What arrives
1 dormant bare-root plant, about 2–3 ft tall
- No leaves, no pot, no soil. Roots packed moist.
- Ships in your zone's planting window.
- Leafs out about 4–8 weeks after planting.
tree · edible
Honeycrisp Apple
Malus domestica 'Honeycrisp'
- Ships 2–3 ft tall
- 1 plant, bare root
- Zones 3–7
- Grows 15–20 ft
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Honeycrisp is a very cold-hardy University of Minnesota apple for USDA zones 3-7, growing about 15-20 feet tall in full sun. Buy it for its explosively crisp, sweet-tart apples that ripen in September and store for months. Expect fruit in about 3-5 years, and plant a second apple variety nearby for pollination.
Size
height when shippedWhen it ships to you
Zone scheduleHow many?
This plant needs a partner. Honeycrisp needs pollen from a different apple or crabapple variety that blooms at the same time, so plant Gala, Fuji or another apple within about 100 feet.
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Honeycrisp Apple plant profile
Mature size15–20 ft tall · 12–15 ft wide
Typical (15 ft)Up to 20 ft
An upright tree that develops a rounded, spreading crown.
USDA hardiness zones3–7
Sun & growth
SlowMediumFast
Needs full sun, ideally 8 hours a day, for good fruit set and color. Fruit in about 3–5 years.
SoilpH 6.0–7.0
4 acidic6.59 alkaline
Grows best in well-drained loam; avoid sites where water stands.
Edible harvestPlant two or more
Flowers & fruit
- Fruit in 3–5 yrs
- Edible
Pink buds open to white blossoms in mid to late spring. Large red-over-yellow apples with a very crisp, juicy, sweet-tart flesh ripen in September and store for months.
Leaves
Deciduous oval green leaves with little fall color.
Pests & disease
Has above-average scab resistance but can get fire blight, cedar-apple rust, codling moth and apple maggot.
Pruning
Prune in late winter to keep a strong framework and open the center to light. Thin fruit early in heavy years, since Honeycrisp tends to bear every other year.
Pollination
One Honeycrisp Apple won't give you much of a crop. Two will.
Not self-fruitful. Plant a different apple or crabapple variety that blooms at the same time within about 100 feet, such as Gala or Fuji. Shipping on one plant is $9.95 and on two it's $10.95, so the second plant adds just $1 in shipping.
Bare root vs potted
Skip the garden-center markup.
Garden centers buy young plants, pot them, grow them another season and mark them up. We ship yours dormant and bare root, timed to your planting window.
Bare root, from us$19.95ships dormant
Example: 3-gal potted American hazelnut$70–$140online retail prices checked Oct 2026
A year with your Honeycrisp Apple
SPRINGPink buds open to white blossoms in mid to late spring.
SUMMERFruit sizes up; thin clusters for larger apples.
LATE SUMMERApples begin to blush red over yellow.
FALLHarvest in September; apples store for months.
Questions people ask about Honeycrisp Apple
Is Honeycrisp self-pollinating?
No, Honeycrisp needs a different apple or crabapple variety that blooms at the same time within about 100 feet. Gala and Fuji are good partners.
What zone does Honeycrisp grow in?
Honeycrisp is a University of Minnesota apple hardy to zone 3, so it is one of the best choices for northern Wisconsin. It performs best in zones 3-7 and colors poorly in hot-summer areas.
How long until a Honeycrisp tree produces apples?
Most trees begin bearing in about 3-5 years after planting. Full sun and regular water in the first years speed this up.
When are Honeycrisp apples ready to pick?
Honeycrisp usually ripens in September. The apples keep their crunch in cold storage for several months.
What arrives when I order a Honeycrisp apple tree?
You receive a dormant bare-root tree, 2-3 or 3-4 feet tall depending on the size you choose, with no leaves and no soil. Plant it promptly and keep the roots moist until planting.
Plant it in 4 steps
- Soak the roots in cold water overnight before planting.
- Dig twice as wide as the roots; plant at the depth it grew.
- Water, then mulch. No fertilizer the first season.
- Plant its partner nearby.
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