Steves Elk River Nursery

Fruit Trees

CRABAPPLES Ripening Time Blooming Flavor Texture Storage Fresh Eating Pies Sauce Baking Zone
Centennial Mid/Late August Early Season Sweet Crisp Poor Excellent Excellent Good Excellent 2
CHERRY TREES Ripening Time Blooming Pollinator Height Zone Flavor Texture Fresh Eating Cooking Canning
Evans Bali Cherry August Early May Self-Fruitful 15-20' 3 Tart/Sweet Juicy Excellent Very Good V. Good
Meteor Cherry Early July Early May Self-Fruitful 8-12' 4 Tart Juicy Fair Excellent Excellent
North Star Cherry Late June Early May Self-Fruitful 6-8' 4 Tart Juicy Fair Excellent Excellent
Sweet Cherry Pie Mid-July Early May Self-Fruitful 12' 3 Tart/Sweet Juicy Fair Excellent Excellent
APPLE Ripening Time Bloom Time Flavor Texture Storage Fresh Eating Pies Apple Sauce Baking Zone
Connell Red Mid-October Mid Season Sweet Crisp V. Good Excellent Fair Fair Excellent 4
Cortland Late September Mid Season Sw/Tart Crisp Good V. Good Good V. Good Good 4
*Fireside Mid October Mid Season Sweet Crisp V. Good V. Good Fair Fair Good 4
Frostbite Late Sept. Early Oct. Mid Season V. Sweet Crisp 3-4 Mo. Good V. Good V. Good V. Good 3
Goodland Late September Mid Season Sweet Crisp Poor V. Good Excellent Excellent Excellent 3
*Haralred Late Sept. Early Oct. Late Tart Crisp V. Good V. Good V. Good Good V. Good 3
*Haralson Early October Late Tart Crisp V. Good V. Good V. Good Good V. Good 3
Honeycrisp Late September Mid Season Sweet V. Crisp Excellent Excellent Good Good Good 4
Honeygold Early-Mid October Mid Season Sweet Crisp Good V. Good Good V. Good V. Good 4
Kinderkrisp Late August Early Season Sweet Crisp Excellent Good Good Good Good 4
McIntosh Late September Mid Season Sw/Tart Crisp Fair V. Good Good V. Good Fair 4
Red Prairie Spy Late Sept.Early Oct. Mid Season Tart Crisp V.Good Good V. Good Good V. Good 4
Snowsweet Mid/Late Sept. Mid Season Sw/Tart Crisp Good Excellent Fair Excellent Fair 4a
State Fair Mid-Late August Early Season Tart Crisp Fair V. Good Fair Good Good 3
Sweet Sixteen Mid/Late Sept. Mid Season Sweet Crisp Fair V. Good Fair Good Good 3b
Zestar Late August Early Season Sweet Crisp Good Excellent V. Good V. Good V. Good 4

**Haralred & Haralson cannot polinate each other           **Connell Red & Fireside cannot pollinate each other. 

PLUM TREES Ripening Time Clingstone or Freestone Pollinator Height Fruit Size Flavor Texture Fresh Eating Preserves Sauce
Black Ice Plum Early August Semi-Cling Toka 8-12' Large Sweet Juicy V. Good Jam/Jelly Desserts
Mount Royal Late August Freestone Self-Fruitful 8-12' Medium Sweet Firm V. Good Drying Desserts
Superior Plum Late August Clingstone Toka 15-20' Large Sweet Juicy Excellent Jam/Jelly Desserts
Toka Plum Mid-August Clingstone Any Above 15-20' Small Sweet Juicy Excellent Jam/Jelly Desserts
PEAR TREES Ripening Time Blooming Pollinator Height Fruit Size Flavor Texture Fresh Eating Preserves Fall Color
Luscious Pear Mid-September Early May Parker 12' - 15' Small Sweet Juicy Yes Yes Purple
Parker Pear August Early May Summer 12' - 15' Medium Sweet Crisp Yes Yes Purple
Patten Pear Mid-September Early May Parker 12' - 15' Large Sweet Soft Flesh Yes Yes Purple
*Summercrisp Mid-August Early May Parker 12' - 15' Small Sweet Firm Yes Yes Purple

**Leaves Turn Purple in Fall      Freestone Fruit: Desirable for cooking, baking and canning       Clingstone: Flesh attached to pit   

Mount Royal is Freestone

**Plant pollinators 15' - 20' apart       Prune in late winter   *Harvest Summercrisp when fruit is green with a red blush and 3 -4" long

Delivery And Planting Available

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ELK RIVER NURSERY

763-441-3090


Delivery areas include; Albertville, Becker, Big Lake, Elk River, Monticello, Otsego, St. Michael and Zimmerman.

For our clients

Personalized Care & Satisfaction

Upon planting your trees and shrubs, our landscape professionals can provide you with watering, pruning, and other care details personalized to your plants and property.

 

At Steve’s Elk River Nursery, customer satisfaction means everything. We guarantee our work, offering a full, one-year warranty on landscaping materials and labor. If you aren’t completely satisfied, neither are we. Just let us know, and our team will come out to remedy the issue, which includes providing new trees and plants if needed. 

Stop by Steve’s Elk River Nursery Today to Learn About Our Tree & Shrub Planting Services

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Find out What Our Satisfied Clients are Saying

From simple garden supplies to complete landscaping service, find out what our satisfied clients are saying about Steve’s Elk River Nursery.

Upper school interview
(Grade 9-11)



Grayson Black

Upper school interview
(Grade 9-11)

Grayson Black

This nursery was incredible. I had an amazing experience yesterday shopping for plants. The staff were extremely helpful and knowledgeable about their plants. They had great inventory and prices. I will definitely be returning soon.

Kaylee Gorby-Becker

Best nursery for tree purchases. Knowledgeable employees that give honest feedback on projects and questions.

Noah Gottlieb

Upper school interview
(Grade 9-11)



Grayson Black

Upper school interview
(Grade 9-11)

Grayson Black

Super helpful with design suggestions based upon plant sun/shade preferences. Also provided mulch delivery for our back yard project.

Jennifer Green

Amazing service! Thank you for helping me pick out trees and plants that would work with my project and for teaching me how to care for them. I've been too other nurseries and none of them had this level of survive.

Alina Janachovsky

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