Tetofsky Apple Scionwood

This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Unknown parentage. One of the four super-hardy pioneer Russian varieties imported to the U.S. by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1835 along with Duchess, Alexander and Red Astrachan. Used as a parent in breeding projects for new cold-hardy varieties, such as its offspring Mantet.

Medium-sized round-oblate fruit with smooth waxy pale yellow skin, prominent red stripes and abundant dots. Often covered with a whitish bloom. Tender white flesh is coarse and juicy. Mostly used for summer cooking. Tetofsky is very acidic until fully ripe in late July or early August in central Maine, around the same time as another popular Russian summer apple, Yellow Transparent. Early bloomer. Z3, possibly Z2.

7908 Tetofsky

Item	Discounted From	Quantity
L 7908 A: 8" scionwood stick, 1 for $6.00
L 7908 B: scionwood by the foot (10' minimum), 1 ft for $5.50

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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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