Or rather grafted.I believe anything on b118 rootstock should be fine? Wolf river, honeycrisp, sweet 16 are a few off the top of my head that I've planted.
I have bought root stock and trees from the nw for close to 2 decades with little issues as long as the trees are usda rated for this area... yes it’s always better to have trees raised from local stock but realistically that isn’t always practical... chosing a quality supplier is more important. Focus on cold hardiness I know the area your in and it can be a tough place to grow (impossible for some plants)the variety of trees you may want
Looking for best spot to pick up some good zone 3 fruit trees. Also any certain types any of had good luck with. Apple, persimmon, plum.
Way up by Canadian border in central ND in the turtle mtns.
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I would recommend SLN over Cummins. I am a few years into planting now and their trees have out performed Cummins and are now leaving them in their dust. Don't push your zone rating. I have many dead trees that I knew were border line when I planted them and even some that should have been fine. If you get a harsh winter the first couple years those border line trees will be toast. If I was at your location I wouldn't consider anything but zone 3 trees. After you have success and figure out the process, experiment with questionable varieties. Failure rate is high with border line trees but some surprise you. My best pear is a $3 clearance zone 5 pear. It is growing great next to my dead, zone 4 pears Cummins specifically picked for my area. My picks would be Kerr, Dolgo, frostbite, and any of the SNL crabs.