Grindstone Apple Scionwood

This is a twig for grafting. Fall-Winter. Also known as American Pippin. Said to have originated in Maryland and was brought to Chester County, PA, in the late 18th century.

Medium-sized oblate fruit with rough dull green skin streaked with red and covered with numerous dots. Coarse hard flesh is juicy and tart. Not known as one of the most flavorful apples, but valued for its long storage capability and for use as an acidic component in cider blends. Some sources list Grindstone as a sharp cider apple, which you might infer from the name.

We got scionwood from the Tower Hill Botanical Garden’s collection and topworked a tree in our no-spray trial orchard, where Grindstone is showing disease resistance. The graft grew vigorously and began to produce an annual clean crop of fruit just a few years later. Blooms midseason. Z4.

7851 Grindstone

Item	Discounted From	Quantity
L 7851 A: 8" scionwood stick, 1 for $6.00
L 7851 B: scionwood by the foot (10' minimum), 1 ft for $5.50

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Additional Information

Scionwood

Scions are twigs, not trees. They have no roots and will not grow if you plant them. They are cuttings from dormant branch tips, intended for spring grafting.

We do our best to provide ¼" caliper stock. Because of factors beyond our control (such as weather!) stock may be ³⁄₁₆–³⁄₈".

We sell scionwood in two ways:

By the stick: One 8" stick will graft 3-4 trees.
By the foot: Minimum order of 10 feet per variety. For orchardists grafting large numbers of trees of a particular variety. In our own nursery work, we are usually able to graft 6-8 trees from one foot of scionwood.

You can graft right away or store scionwood for later use. It will keep quite well for several weeks stored in sealed ziplock bags in the refrigerator.

The deadline for ordering scionwood is February 21, 2025, for shipment around March 10. (Please note: we ship scionwood only in mid-March. If you would like to order rootstock to arrive in the same shipment, select mid-March shipping when adding the rootstock to your cart.)

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