ace of spades

Ace of Spades is a wild seedling tree from Iowa, selected and named by Gary Smith. Dan Bussey sent fruit to us in October 2020. We liked it enough to topwork it the following spring. That graft has not yet fruited. The fruit is small, yellow-orange, sometimes slightly blushed with red and resembles the historic Maine cultivar Summer-Sweeting. We’ve seen no winter damage yet so it would appear to be hardy to zones 4 or 5. Currently growing at Super Chilly Farm.