Rescue is one of those absurdly hardy apples, although technically an apple crossed with a crab (applecrab), as it is widely grown in Alaska and Canada where it can survive down to -60F. We tried it for the first time in August of 2022. Here was Luke’s taste notes from when he tried it on 8/25/22 “sweet, rich, and distinct. Juicy and moderate acid but nice and mellow. Again, richly flavored but smooth.” The one downside to Rescue is that it turns mealy pretty fast so you need to harvest them before this happens.

Hardy to -60F, our Spring 2025 trees are grafted onto the ultra hardy Dolgo rootstock, which is also capable of surviving down to -60F.