Wolf River was found as a chance seedling growing in Wisconsin around at least 1875. One of the largest in size that we have seen growing in Montana (the only one larger was Spokane Beauty), it is good for fresh eating and apparently praised for the rich, fluffy apple butter it provides after hours of slow cooking. Hardy to -50F or more, we have seen Wolf River thriving east of the divide where it is colder, drier, and windier. See Western Ag. Research Center in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley for more information.

These trees are grafted onto the ultra hardy Dolgo rootstock, which is hardy to -60F.

Image courtesy of WARC