Hailing from Wisconsin and introduced about 1872, the Northwest Greening has medium to medium-large green fruit. It's crisp, tart, yet sweet flesh makes an excellent dessert apple as well as a great cooking apple. It can be used much like a Granny Smith or Rhode Island Greening, but it is much sweeter and more flavorful. It ripens mid September at 2700' and has borne a heavy crop nearly every year. Extremely cold hardy tree. An amazing storing fruit, will keep until May if refrigerated. Vigorous, upright tree with lots of new growth each year. The bears love it, and they have discriminating tastes!

The grandmother tree grows at 2700’ in a quaint Gold Rush era homestead in Goodyears Bar, CA, near the North Fork of the Yuba River in Sierra County, CA. This tree is cared for by our wise friend Cy Rollins, whose knowledge and storytelling has captivated and inspired us. Not only does he tend many heirloom fruit and nut trees, Cy, an octogenarian collects antique mining and logging equipment. He has established a public museum in Goodyears Bar for all to enjoy the local history. Of the 100 or so heirloom trees he stewards, we have selected about a dozen of our favorites for the nursery.