updated 10/16/2020

Site description and contact

Helena - MSU Extension Fruit Research Site

This orchard is located in Helena in Lewis and Clark County at an elevation of 3,730 ft. To see locations of all MSU Extension Fruit Research Sites and Montana Heritage Orchards, visit this interactive web map. 

Landowners have not responded to calls about this research site.

Cultivars Planted

Apple: 'Arkansas Black', 'Carroll', 'Chestnut Crab', 'Ginger Gold', 'Goodland', 'Goodmac', 'Honeycrisp', 'Mutsu', 'Northern Lights', 'Prairie Magic', 'Red Stayman Winesap', 'Sweet 16', 'Zestar!'

Pear: 'Golden Spice', 'Luscious', 'Parker', 'Patten', 'Ure'

Plum: 'Mount Royal', 'Pipestone', 'Toka'

See also: full list and descriptions of the fruit tree cultivars used in this research