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Bulk pricing on large orders:
Orders with subtotals $1,200 and above receive a 10% discount
If you have placed orders totaling at least $1,200 at Fedco within the past 12 months, additional orders qualify for bulk pricing.
Scionwood order deadline: February 16, 2024
Final order deadline: ~~March 1~~ extended through April 12, 2024!
Scionwood shipping: around March 11, 2024.
Regular orders placed after March 4 will ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in which they were received. Sorry, we cannot expedite these orders, add to existing orders or combine orders. Regular orders placed on or before March 4 will ship around March 26 through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas. Surplus Sale orders ship in the order in which we receive them after we have completed all regular order shipments. We will begin shipping Surplus Sale orders in early May and we will notify you of your estimated ship date as we approach that time. Sorry, we cannot expedite Surplus Sale orders or combine them with existing orders. Scionwood and early rootstock orders ship around March 11.

Screen Shot Apple Scionwood

This is a twig for grafting. Early Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Wild seedling. John Bunker intro, Palermo, Maine, 2015.

Recently discovered seedling with fermented cider potential. Horrible-tasting fruit guaranteed to liven up even the most mundane pressing. A true spitter. Dense and spongy but remarkably juicy. Low in acid, with some astringency and a touch of bitterness, probably best categorized as a bittersharp. Recommended for trial by the truly adventurous and courageous cidermaker. Not for the faint of heart. We have several grafted here on the farm.

Fruit is medium-sized, roundish ovate, slightly ribbed, greasy, shiny, blushed red and orange. Discovered during a fruit-exploring trip in Somerset County, Maine, in the fall of 2015. I knew I’d found nirvana when I took my first bite. Appears to be annually bearing. Uncertain bloom time. Probably Z4.

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Item	Discounted From
L 893 A: 8" scionwood stick, 1 for $6.00		New catalog listings coming in mid-September
L 893 B: scionwood by the foot (10' minimum), 1 ft for $5.50		New catalog listings coming in mid-September

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Additional Information

Scionwood

Scions are twigs, not trees. They have no roots and will not grow if you plant them.

The deadline for ordering scionwood is February 16, 2024, for shipment around March 11. (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.)

We sell scionwood in two ways:

By the stick: One 8" stick will graft 3 or 4 trees.
By the foot: For orchardists grafting large numbers of trees of a particular variety, we also offer scionwood by the foot (minimum order of 10 feet per 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.

For more info:
About Scionwood