Zestar Apple G935 Small Semi-dwarf Rootstock – Bareroot

Description

Zestar! is a early season apple that comes from the University of Minnesota breeding program.  It is a good solid early apple, with a sweet-tart taste and a hint of brown sugar flavoring.  The apple is medium in size, round, with red cover over 60-75% of the skin depending on sun exposure, and yellow undercolor.  The flesh is white with a crisp texture, and while a nice texture for cooking the apple does tend to brown fairly quickly.

For an early season apple the taste is very good, and it also has a good shelf-life of a couple months.  It is one of the parents of the new popular US variety, Sweetango.

Zestar! was developed for cold-hardiness, and performs best in cool climates. It is hardy down to zone 4.

G935 Rootstock trees grow 10′-14′ tall and are 2 yr old trees approximately 5′-6′ tall.

Requires a pollinator.  Good pollinators are Honeycrisp, Jonamac, Libery, Dolgo Crabapples, Macintosh, Sunrise, Yellow Transparent and Empire.

Trees are sold as bareroots (not potted) and will be available for pickup from May 2nd-4th, 2026. Pickup 257 Smith Road, Stirling, Ontario 81m-6pm.

Potted trees will be available in May, for $10 more per tree, subject to availability.