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Fruit Trees for Zone 4

These are the 9 fruit-bearing trees in the Story Thyme plant library whose published hardiness range includes USDA zone 4 — not a loose "will probably survive" list, but the trees whose zone ratings actually span your winters. Zone 4 winters drop to −30 °F, which rules out most stone fruit on quality rootstock — but apples, pears and the native black cherry shrug it off, and cold-country plums and mulberries fill the gaps.

Hardiness is only the first gate. Before you order, check each guide for the two other deal-breakers: chill hours (the winter cold a tree must accumulate to fruit at all) and pollination — 4 of these 9 are self-fertile and will crop as a single tree, while the rest need a genetically different partner blooming at the same time. Every guide covers both, along with spacing, pruning season, and the pests to expect.

For pure eating quality, Apple, Black Cherry and Cherry rate highest in this set. 5 of the 9 currently have verified in-stock nursery listings — the terracotta price tags on the cards below link to a checked product page, not a search.

AppleFrom $49.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.AppleMalus domesticaFull SunModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edibleBlack CherryBlack CherryPrunus serotinaFull SunLow waterFast growthNative to North AmericaCherryCherryFull SunModerate waterExcellent edibleFlowering CrabappleFlowering CrabappleMalus hybridsFull SunModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edibleMulberryFrom $36.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.MulberryMorus alba × rubra / M. rubraFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterVery Fast growthExcellent ediblePeachFrom $50.35 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.PeachPrunus persicaFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent ediblePearFrom $50.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.PearPyrus communisFull SunModerate waterModerate growthExcellent ediblePersimmonPersimmonFull Sun to Part ShadeExcellent ediblePlumFrom $43.64 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.PlumFull SunExcellent edible

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