There is no greater reward than harvesting fruit from your very own yard. Golden Plains has a large selection of apple, cherry, apricot, plum and pear trees which are cold hardy for our climate. Growing fruit is a great way to green up your yard, save money at the grocery store, and reap the health benefits of those tasty summer treats.

Apple

The key to successfully growing apples is to pick the right spot. All apples do best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Although the trees thrive in a wide variety of soils, avoid planting them in low or wet spots - they don't grow well in situations where there's standing water for extended periods.

Cross Pollination required - plant a second different variety of Apple, Crab Apple or Ornamental Apple
Full Sun

Battleford is a large, juicy, light yellow stripped with red skin with white flesh. Ideal for cooking. Harvest late August to mid September.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 2.5-3"
Zone: 2

Kandy Crisp is a new outstanding apple that has came out on the market in 2024. It has large bright red fruit that has yellowing at the stem when ripe. It has crisp, firm flesh that is sweet like candy. Harvest mid September and keeps well in storage.
Tree Height: 20'
Spread: 20'
Fruit Size: 2.75-3.5"
Zone: 3

NEW 2025

Prairie Sensation is a large green with a red overlay apple. It is firm, juicy, crisp with a nice balance of sweet and tart. It has a consistent yield making it popular. Use for fresh eating or baking. Harvest late August to mid September, has good storage properties lasting for 4 months.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 2.75-3.5"
Zone: 3

Gemini produces sweet, crisp and juicy apples that are yellow with a red overlay.  Best eaten fresh. Harvest in late August. It is a great storage apple lasting until the new year.
Tree Height: 16'
​Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 2.5-3.5"
Zone: 3

Norkent is a large yellow with a light red blush apple. Distinct apple/pear taste similar to Golden Delicious. Harvest late August and stores well.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 2.5-3"
Zone: 2

September Ruby apples are a medium sized fruit with light green flesh colour. Excellent for fresh eating and cooking. This vigorous grower ripens in early September and stores well.
Tree Height: 23'
Spread: 20'
Fruit Size: 2.5-3"
Zone: 2

Goodland is a very hardy creamy yellow, green apple with a reddish blush. It's a high quality fruit that is great for cooking and eating fresh. Harvest mid September and stores well.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 2.5-3.5"
Zone: 3

Odyssey is a highly desirable crisp, sweet, yellow flushed with red apple. Has a taste similar to a gala apple. Odyssey is an excellent eating or cooking apple. Has been known to be a bi-annual bearer meaning that it will produce an abundance of fruit the first year and the second year only a few apples. Harvest mid to late August.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 2.5-3.5"
Zone: 3

Apple - Combination 

Combination apple trees are ideal for yards where space is limited. This multi-graft apple of Gloria, Odyssey & Goodland provides the convivence of several cross-pollinating varieties on one tree. 
No pollinator required.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 2.5-3.5"
Zone: 3

Apple - Crab

NEW 2025

Tinkerbelle is a crabapple that is red over yellow and green. It has a excellent juicy, crunch that is sweet and tangy. When fruit is ripe it will hang on tree for 2 months making it easy to pick in batches, not worrying that they will all fall to the ground and get bruised. 
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 13'
Fruit Size: 1.5-2"
Zone: 3

Apple - Ornamental

Thunderchild is one of the most popular ornamental trees with pink flowers in spring and dark purple foliage that turns dark red in the fall. Good disease resistance.
Tree Height: 20'
Spread: 16'
Zone: 3

Apricot

You will want to plant your apricot tree in a location that gets a full day’s sun, and has very well-draining soil. You should allow for about 25' around your tree for growth. Right after planting, you should trim back your tree to encourage new growth. A more open-growing tree will allow more light to all the branches, which will benefit your future fruit production.

Cross pollination Required - Plant a second different variety of Apricot or a Red Nanking Cherry
Full Sun

Casino apricots are an attractive, meaty, orange-yellow freestone fruit that is excellent for eating or preserves. Developed on the prairies and harvests in mid-August.
Tree Height: 13'
Spread: 8'
Fruit Size: 1.5-2"
Zone: 3

Westcot has hardy flower buds which helps in out spring conditions. The large fruit is golden yellow and freestone. Great for fresh eating and canning. Harvest mid August.
Tree Height: 13'
Spread: 8'
Fruit Size: 1-2"
Zone: 3

Cherry

Cherry shrubs are a sight to behold in the spring, when they’re covered in white or pink blossoms. After that, they produce the delicious cherries that most people know and love. To grow your cherries, it's best to choose a warm sheltered site, or grow against a south- or south-west facing wall or fence. When frost is forecast, protect the blossom, but uncover it during the day to allow access to pollinating insects. 

​Self Pollinating
​Full Sun

NEW 2025

Crimson Passion cherries are a mid-season variety. Beautiful, large, sweet, bright red cherries ideal for fresh eating. Has the highest sugar content out of the sour cherries. Their bush shape is very suitable for the home garden.
Height: 6'
Spread: 5'
Fruit Size: 1.6"
Zone: 3

Pear

Pears require full sun. Be sure to choose a spot that will ensure at least 6-8 hours of sun, not only for your sapling but for your full grown pear.  Dig your hole wide and deep, mixing mix plenty of compost into the soil. Remove the tree from its container and set it in the hole to the same depth it was in its container. Gently spread the roots and refill the hole with the amended soil. Water well and continue to water regularly – once or twice a week – until the roots are well established.

Cross Pollination Required - Plant a second different variety of Pear
Full Sun

Early Gold is a hardy pear tree with clouds of showy white flowers in spring, good fall colour and consistent oval shape. Produces the most consistent high quality greenish yellow fruit. That is good for fresh eating and canning. Harvests mid September.
Tree Height: 20'
Spread: 16'
Fruit Size: 2"
Zone: 3

Golden Spice produces small, yellow with red blush fruit with a juicy yellow flesh with a good flavour. Harvest in late September.
Tree Height: 20'
Spread: 16'
Fruit Size: 2"
Zone: 3

Plum

Plums do best in rich, moist but well-drained loam or clay loam in full sun. To create a solid, productive tree, prune out weaker branches and lightly cut back a few stronger ones in spring for the first few years. This will force branches to grow in girth rather than length and to form a solid trunk. After two or three years, the tree should be well formed; after that, simply remove water sprouts, cut back overly vigorous leaders or branches, and thin out weak or crowded growth to ensure good air circulation.

Cross Pollination Required - Plant a second different variety of Plum
Full Sun

Brookgold is a high quality plum tree with white fragrant blossoms in spring. It has thin, golden yellow skinned fruit with good flavour. Fruit is freestone and very sweet. Good for fresh eating and cooking. Harvest in late August.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 10'
Fruit Size: 1.5"
Zone: 3

Pembina is a red plum with juicy, sweet, yellow flesh. It's half-freestone, which helps a bit with the preparation in cooking. Pembina plum is a good choice for dessert, and it is fair for cooking and canning. Harvest in late August.
Tree Height: 16'
Spread: 10'
Fruit Size: 1.5-2"
Zone: 3

A plum tree perfect for both ornamental and fruit use, Toka bears pretty white springtime flowers followed by rich, sweet but spicy purple fruits in late summer. It abundantly produces pollen, making it a great tree for pollination of other plums. Harvest late August to early September.
Tree Height: 11'
Spread: 10'
Fruit Size: 1-1.5"
​Zone: 3