Fruit Trees - M -  Plant Nursery

Macoun
Macoun Apple

The Macoun Apple, Malus 'Macoun', is a dessert-type apple exhibiting similar characteristics to McIntosh. Macoun is recognized in the Northeast for its high quality. Its flesh is white, firm, and juicy. This apple is a high demand item for the roadside market and pick-your-own trade. Its honey sweetness makes up for the mild flavor. Great for eating fresh and for snacks, salads, and fruit cups, and it also makes good applesauce. The tree is upright in habit requiring aggressive thinning to maintain annual cropping. Macoun blooms in mid-season and will pollinate all other early blooming apple varieties, varieties blooming in the middle of the season, and also varieties blooming late in the season. Plant about a month after the first killing frost in the fall or about a month before the last killing frost in the spring. Select a planting site that has good air, drainage, full sunlight and deep, well drained soil.

Kumquat - Nagami
Magami Kumquat

The Nagami Kumquat is the most widely available kumquat in North America, and is usually eaten whole, including the sweet fleshy rind. It has an olive size and shape, and the fruit is bright orange. Its oval fruit is 3/4" to 1" in diameter and between 1" to 2" long. The tartness of the fruit makes it great for use in cooking, or for marmalades and jellies. Nagami flowers best in areas with warm summers. The fruit ripens in late winter or early spring. Nagami Kumquat tree is shrub-like and is similar to an orange tree in appearance. It is a very prolific producer and is considered a remarkable ornamental because of the dark green leaves and brilliant orange fruit. In the warmer climates, the fruit lasts for several months on the tree. When planted in the yard, or in a larger pot, it will do very well. This Kumquat can withstand temperatures as low as 28 degrees and requires about the same care as other citrus. The word Kumquat comes from the Cantonese, meaning 'golden orange'.

McIntosh
McIntosh Apple

The McIntosh apple is a early and heavy producer. The flesh is white, soft and fine-textured. The flavor is distinctively sweet and aromatic. The McIntosh has a rather tough skin that has mixed red and green coloring. It's a favorite apple for eating out of hand but also is widely used in salads, sauces, pies. It is a mainstay in fresh cider and an all-time favorite for fresh eating and salads. It has a large fruit and is used in juice, pies, and eating raw.The McIntosh is partly self-fruitful, or suggested pollinators are Red Delicious, Gala, or any other apple tree.

Mericrest Nectarine
Mericrest Nectarine

Nectarine - Mericrest, P. persica var. nucipersica 'Mericrest', has mild, slightly tangy freestone fruit and it resists brown rot and leaf spot. Mericrest bears in just 2-3 years and is a juicy freestone with red-blushed golden skin. Ripening by mid to late August, this tree is considered the hardiest of nectarines. It is a delightfully decorative tree and will produce frilly pink blossoms in the spring.Nectarines, like peaches, require well-drained soil and a regular fertilizing program. The nectarine fruit is a variety of the peach tree. Nectarines and peaches are similar in appearance and color as they differ only by a single gene, the gene for skin texture. The peach is dull and fuzzy while the nectarine is smooth and shiny. Nectarines contain a good amount of vitamins A and C. This tree can be kept to any height by summer pruning.

Methley
Methley Plum

The Methley Plum Tree produces juicy, sweet, red flesh with a mild flavor. This early variety has reddish-purple skin and blood red flesh. The Methley plum tree is very attractive in appearance and vigorous. The Methley is self-fruitful so no pollinator is needed. This early variety has red-purple skin and soft, juicy, blood-red flesh. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds and the flowers are fragrant. It is drought-tolerant and is a regular bearer.

Lemon - Meyer
Meyer Lemon

The Meyer Lemon is the most popular of all the citrus. In 1908, Mr. Meyer imported the first Meyer Lemon tree from China, where it is grown as a dooryard tree. Meyer Lemon is compact enough even for urban balconies and limited-space gardens. This lemon tree will begin bearing large, juicy, thick-skinned fruit at an early age! Without any fruit, this evergreen would be attractive enough to grow as an ornamental. The leaves are lush and glossy, the small white flowers often bloom indoors in late winter, just when the house needs some color and scent. The flowers are intensely fragrant, and the tree has a habit that is upright and well-branched. Depending on the size of the container and pruning you give it, this tree could reach 8 feet high and 10 feet wide, but can also be kept smaller. Container size is very important. Choose a container that is ample for the tree. A 10-15 gallon container will allow for a 10-feet-tall tree under perfect conditions. Under average conditions, a tree can reach 7-8 feet in a pot this size.

Mollies Delicious
Mollies Delicious Apple

The Mollies Delicious apple is rated one of the best Red Delicious type apples on the market. Mollies Delicious apples are good for fresh eating, pies, and sauces. This apple matures in mid-season and is very productive, vigorous tree. The fruit is sweet, flavorful and very aromatic.Suggested pollinators are Fuji, Granny Smith and Beverly Hills.

Montmorency
Montmorency Cherry

The Montmorency cherry is the most popular sour cherry in America and it is the classic pie cherry tree. Montmorency cherries have proven over the years to be outstanding for cooking and pie-making. The tree is extremely winter hardy and very heavy bearing. It ripens in early July. The Montmorency cherry tree is self fertile and produces large sized, dark red, cherries with good flavor and quality. Flesh is clear and yellow in color.Trees can be kept to any height by summer pruning.

Moorpark
Moorpark Apricot

The Apricot, Moorpark, Prunus armeniaca, has a juicy sweet flavor and resembles a small, yellow peach. It has deep orange flesh with a smooth golden yellow, orange blush. It is used for drying, desserts, preserves and canning, or excellent for fresh eating right off the tree. Moorpark ripens from early July to late August. Self fertile. The apricots ripen quickly and should be picked when a little firm since just a half a day in the house they are more than ripe. Apricots are rich in Vitamin A, B and C, Calcium, Copper, Iron, and Phosphorus, so are a very healthy food. Fruit trees need a minimum of 6-8 hours of sunlight daily, and regular watering.

Orange - Moro Blood
Moro Blood Orange

Moro Blood Orange is a variety of orange with crimson, blood-colored flesh. The fruit is smaller than an average orange, and its skin is usually pitted, but can be smooth. It is known for its high content of Vitamin C, Potassium and Carotene. Culinary Chefs, who want to add visual appeal and outstanding flavor to salads, sauces, appetizers, and desserts, are making this orange quite popular. Deliciously sweet and slightly sour, the Moro Blood Orange offers a raspberry overtone and tends to be slightly less acidic than other oranges. It is easy to peel, medium-size, and is usually seedless. By the time the fruit matures, the flesh is deep red. For best results, place your dwarf citrus tree on a porch or patio in the spring, summer and early fall. As winter approaches and temperatures begin to drop in the thirties, bring your tree indoors and place in a window with a western or southern sun exposure. It prefers full sun, fertile, but well drained soil, and moderate water.

Multi-Fruited Pluot Tree 1
Multi-Fruited Pluot Tree containing Flavor Supreme and Dapple Dandy

These Multi-Budded pluots are on Citation Rootstock. Included are Flavor Supreme and Dapple Dandy Multi-Budded. Always plant the smallest limb to the south/southwest to insure that it gets plenty of sun. Cut back the strongest growing varieties by two thirds. Cut back the weakest variety by one half, or not at all. Do not let one variety takes over, or one of the others may fail. Prune back the more aggressive limbs. Summer-prune when necessary in order to let sunlight get to all the developing varieties. After the third season, maintain the multi-budded tree so that each fruit-type grows in balance with the others. A multi-budded fruit tree will produce more variety and a longer harvest from a limited space.

Multi-Fruited Apple Tree 1
Mutsu and Jonagold Apples

FUJI, GALA, MUTSU AND JONAGOLD APPLES ALL ON THE SAME TREE!!These Multi-Budded apples are low chill semi dwarf Apple Combos on Rootstock M11. Included are the Fuji, Gala, Mutsu, and Jonagold. Always plant the smallest limb to the south/southwest to insure that it gets plenty of sun. Cut back the strongest growing varieties by two thirds. Cut back the weakest variety by one half, or not at all. Do not let one variety takes over, or one of the others may fail. Prune back the more aggressive limbs. Summer-prune when necessary in order to let sunlight get to all the developing varieties. After the third season, maintain the multi-budded tree so that each fruit-type grows in balance with the others. A multi-budded fruit tree will produce more variety and a longer harvest from a limited space.

Mutsu
Mutsu Apple

The Mutsu Apple has a moderately sweet flavor with firm, juicy and cramy white flesh. Its skin color is a yellowish green with an orange blush. The Mutsu apple is also known as Crispin. This apple is vigorous, fairly early, and the fruit is large and oblong shaped. It is excellent for fresh eating, sauces, pies, and baking. This apple stores and keeps well.Suggested pollinators are Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji and Gala.