Welcome

Getting Started

What's that tree?

Have or know of an old apple tree that you would like to identify? Misnamed or missing-named family heirloom? MyFruitTree is a site designed to help facilitate an understanding of and appreciation for the diversity of apple trees in our landscape and heritage.

Who we are

We are a non-profit, public research lab located in Washington State University's Department of Horticulture. We are a small team of fruit tree geneticists with decades of experience dissecting differences among apple trees in the U.S. and around the world.

DNA fingerprinting

DNA fingerprinting using leaf samples, is available by request. We now use a "Simple" test that will cost you $50 per sample. For each tree tested, this method uses a small amount of leaf tissue and determines identity vs. uniqueness (in other words, whether the tested tree is identical to a cultivar already in our dataset), and is best suited for any tree suspected to be a cultivar and not a one-off seedling. Sometimes it can also identify parents, but it’s streamlined for identity-checking.

Gallery of diversity - why MyFruitTree matters

MyFruitTree draws upon data gathered from thousands of apple cultivars and their descendants that have been growing across the U.S.

Information from MyFruitTree can be crucial to identify valuable trees - helping to value, preserve, and utilize them before being lost forever.

Old homestead apple tree beside a tumble-down house

MyFruitTree can help reconnect lost names to trees growing in collections, current orchards, backyards, abandoned orchards, old homesteads, and other natural, agricultural, and urban settings.

Welcome to MyFruitTree

Getting Started

What's that tree?

Who we are

DNA fingerprinting

Gallery of diversity - why MyFruitTree matters

Disclaimer

Welcome to MyFruitTree

Getting Started

What's that tree?

Who we are

DNA fingerprinting

Gallery of diversity - why MyFruitTree matters

Disclaimer

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