Scionwood sources

[scottfsmith]

Here is a list of commercial scionwood sources and swaps. This is a “wiki” page meaning anyone can edit it, please edit to correct any errors or omissions!

Purchase scionwood

• 39th Parallel https://39thparallel.com/ - Apple & pear scion $3.50 ea. Also selling apple & pear trees.

• Alaska Fruit Trees https://sites.google.com/site/alaskafruittrees/home/trees-and-scionwood - zone 2/3 hardy apples.

• Big Horse Creek Farm (apple) http://bighorsecreekfarm.com/apple-scionwood/

• Burnt Ridge Nursery. Fruit trees, nuts, kiwis, figs, good selection of each
  http://www.burntridgenursery.com/Scionwood/products/94/

• Cider apple scion wood (French and English cider apple cultivars)
  https://renaissanceorchards.com/store/

• Cider Auction (cider and dessert apples) http://ciderauction.com/scion-wood/

• Cricket Hill Garden (small selection of apple, apricot, asian pear, elderberry, mulberry, quince) https://www.treepeony.com/collections/seeds-and-scion-wood

• Cummins Nursery (now sells scions of many of the fruit trees they sell) https://www.cumminsnursery.com/buy-trees/index.php?&type=scion

• A Different Chick Farm (apples plus a few peach and apricot and blueberry etc) http://adifferentchickfarm.com

• England’s Orchard (pawpaw, persimmon, jujube, nut trees, more) http://nuttrees.net/scion.html

• Eve’s Cidery (cider apples) https://www.evescidery.com/scion-wood-shop/

• Fedco (apple, pear) http://www.fedcoseeds.com/trees/?cat=Scionwood

• FIGAHOLICS, a fig collector and farmer selling fig scion/cuttings http://www.figaholics.com/cuttings.htm

• FigBid, Started by a fig collector, much better than ebay https://www.figbid.com/Browse/C160534/Fig_Tree_Cuttings

• Fruit Haven aka Brent’s Scionwood. Apples, pears, plums, ribes, etc. bnd68 on eBay or email for list, bndickinson@hotmail.com. A copy of his list is in a response below, click here to scroll to it.

• Fruitwood Nursery (a very wide collection of scions: stone fruits, persimmons, figs, jujubes, mulberries, etc.) https://fruitwoodnursery.com/

• Hocking Hills Orchard of Ohio (apples, pears & grapes)
  Derek Mills (Derekcs2005@aol.com)
  http://www.fourseasonscabinrental.com/hockinghillsorchard.html
  Derek can send you his complete list of offerings, which is extensive, if you request it by e-mail.

• Horne Creek Preservation Farm (apples). Jason Bowen has 400 old Southern apples, Lee Calhoun’s entire collection. jason.bowen@ncdcr.gov Here is his 20-21 list: Public Tree List 2020.xls (55 KB)

• Illinois Paradise Farm & Plant Nursery :: https://illinoisfarm.us/

• Kelly’s Old Timey Apples (apples, especially old southern ones) Steve Kelly, Big Stone Gap, VA. Ask Steve for list by email: kellysoldtimeyappletrees@comcast.net

• Kremp Florist (fig cuttings only, around 200 varieties) https://www.kremp.com/plants/figs/

• Maple Valley Orchards (apple, pear, plum) http://maplevalleyorchards.com/Pages/ScionWood.aspx

• National Clean Plant Network (virus-free, budwood available, very high minimum order $$) https://www.nationalcleanplantnetwork.org/fruit-trees

• Northwest Cider Association (cider apples) http://www.nwcider.com/buy-cider-apple-scion-wood-1/

• Northwest Cider Supply sells rootstock, cider and dessert apple scion, perry and dessert pear scion, grafting and cider-making supplies. Trees in some years, as well.

• Bob Purvis (apricot, plum, peach, apple, pear, cherry) - Bob now has a website at https://purvisnurseryandorchard.weebly.com/.

• Queener Farm (apple) https://www.queenerfarm.com/apple-scion-wood-for-grafting

• Rising Creek Nursery http://www.risingcreeknursery.com/?page_id=32 - primarily nuts, pawpaws, native persimmons. $100 Minimum Order.

• Seed Savers Exchange (all fruits and berries) https://exchange.seedsavers.org/index.aspx
  You need to join, and you are paying other people directly. The apple list is extensive but other fruits are more spotty.

• Singing Tree Acres (apple, pear, plum, peach, apricot, mulberry, nuts) – Richard Fahey, Rd 2, Oxford, NY 13830. US mail only. Scionwood of many varieties of apples plus other fruit. Send SASE for scionwood list. Scan of 2020 catalog and list: Singing Tree 2020.pdf (2.5 MB). 21/22 list image is below

• Skipley Farm (apples, pears, stone fruits, berries, grapes) https://skipleyfarm.com. Scionwood list; Order via email, Gil@skipleyfarm.com.

• Temperate Orchard Conservancy http://www.temperateorchardconservancy.org/ - they are slowly growing a huge collection of varieties based on Botner’s collection

• Threefold Farm, run by forum member @timclymer (pawpaw, persimmon, fig) https://threefold-farm.square.site/

• Three Trees Orchard (Was Masonville / Adams Apple) (apple, pear, plum) https://www.threetreesorchard.com/scionwood-sales

• Twisted Tree Farm http://www.twisted-tree.net/scionscuttings-1/

• UC Davis FPS http://fps.ucdavis.edu/treeprice.cfm - offering scions and seeds of stone fruits, and budwood as well.

• Walden Heights Nursery (apples) https://waldenheightsnursery.com/product/apple-scionwood-other-species/

• Washington Chestnut Company http://www.washingtonchestnut.com/products.html

Clubs with in-person scionwood swaps

• BYFG (SE PA) http://www.byfg.org
• CRFG (CA) http://www.crfg.org
• HOS (OR) http://www.homeorchardsociety.org

Canadian Sources

• Plant Gene Resources of Canada http://pgrc3.agr.gc.ca/order-ordre_e.html
• Prairie Fruit Genebank http://www.fruit.usask.ca/geneticexchange.html
• Apple Luscious http://www.appleluscious.com/orchard/ordering.html
• Summer Land Varieties (the only known bulk supplier) https://www.summerlandvarieties.com/budwood/catalogue/
• Salt Spring Apple Company (www.saltspringapplecompany.com/)

[Matt_in_Maryland]

Hocking Hills Orchard of Ohio is another scionwood source. Derek Mills (Derekcs2005@aol.com) is the contact. I learned of this place from @greyphase.
Hocking Hills Orchard Main Page!

Derek can send you his complete list of offerings, which is extensive, if you request it by e-mail.

[Matt_in_Maryland]

I added Hocking Hills to your wiki list above. Sorry if I blew up your nice bullett formatting. I couldn’t figure out how to do that.

[39thparallel]

@scottfsmith

Christian Homesteading Movement

Christian Homesteading Movement is now called Singing Tree. Richard Fahey is now in his mid seventys. I have bought scion from him the last couple of years. I wanted to share his scion offerings because he is off the grid (apparently no phone or internet)

[Matt_in_Maryland]

Cool! Singing Tree has the rare Tyson pear I’ve been seeking!

[Chestnut]

Scott, I tried to add to your list, but don’t seem to be able to edit the wiki page.
I would like to add Twisted Tree Farm scion page
We’re offering several hard cider varieties among other things this year. Thanks for your help and all the information you put out there.

[scottfsmith]

@Matt_in_Maryland, thanks for that addition. I cleaned up the edit a bit; just put a "- " at the front to get the bullet.

@Chestnut, I added your site; not sure why you could not edit but you may need to be a more senior member.

@39thparallel, thanks for posting that list! I have ordered from Richard but it was quite a few years ago. I put your scan above in the wiki listing.

[ampersand]

There is a facebook group for scion exchange, I think it’s called North American Scion Exchange. The NAFEX facebook group also has some people asking for scions.

[IL847]

Cool, I bookmark this one. Thanks a lot.

[clarkinks]

Heres list of cider apple scions that are rare varities and only $2 per stick.
http://www.nwcider.com/scion-wood-for-sale/
They don’t sell after Jan 2016 so if you see some you want get an order in sooner than later
This is extra information below that you might find interesting that’s related to what the nw cider association does. The scions I got from them in 2014 were excellent quality and very inexpensive.
http://www.agbizcenter.org/business-services/classes-and-workshops/all-things-cider

www.nwcider.com

Carla Sue Craig, Marketing Coordinator
Northwest Agriculture Business Center & Northwest Cider Association
www.agbizcenter.org
Carla@agbizcenter.org
tel: (360) 336-3727
fax: (360) 336-3751

[scottfsmith]

Thanks Clark, added!

[hambone]

Could not figure out how to add to scion source list, so here’s one:

Kelly’s Old Timey Apples, Steve Kelly, Big Stone Gap, VA. Huge variety of apples, especially Southern and rarities. Ask Steve for list by email: kellysoldtimeyappletrees@comcast.net

[scottfsmith]

Ditto!

[Coppice]

Looks to be brandy new.

https://scionexchange.us

Time will tell if it grows up into anything.

[scottfsmith]

I had that one up but it looks like they changed the URL - fixed.

[Coppice]

Oh fudge. I made a whole five grafts last spring. An’ three survived. My far horizon is expanding a whole lot faster than my crappy legs can run.

I have about 40+ or - whips to cut on in the spring now I gotta put on a pair of blinders and pick out only a couple of flavors to graft to my feet.

I’ll go fret for a while and be back with my next round of questions.

[ChrisHashtags]

I just added a link to my Garden Register swap page.

http://gardenregister.com/swap/user/2/

[clarkinks]

I know there were some recent changes to price lists for singing tree and other sites are making 2016 updates also. Singing tree went up to $3.75 per stick for scion wood.

[AJfromElmiraNY]

@clarkinks

Singing tree went up to $3.75 per stick for scion wood.

Did the shipping rate go up as well?