Mantet Apple Rootstock/Size:Bud 118 Semi-Dwarf: 2-4 ft.

Mantet Apple Rootstock/Size:Bud 118 Semi-Dwarf: 2-4 ft.Overview Mantet is an early season dessert apple developed in Manitoba, Canada (Morden) and introduced in 1929. Its often praised for unusually good flavor for such an early apple. When Luke tried it at Ed Schultz in Summer of 2024, he rated it right up there with Pristine in terms of high quality summer apples. That year it was better than Carroll (another great summer apple), although in 2025, Carroll was better than Mantet (possibly because of our

Ripening and Storage

following varieties like Gold

the cultivar demonstrated strong tolerance to extreme cold

Norda has survived −47°F in multiple winters in Gallatin Gateway

The flavor of this apple is exceptional

Rainier cherries are hardy to -30°F

SnowCzar descends from NC1

a personal favorite

Important Growing Considerations

The best performing horseradish we have grown in Montana

Productivity and Yield

is also very sweet—possibly even sweeter than the red Nankings