If you live in a cold climate plant a Westland apple tree. Very
hardy, no fireblight and bears well. Westland apples don't taste
good uncooked but make wonderful apple pies. I had one for years and
just let the apples fall for the animals but made pies from them this
fall for the first time.
[NAFEX] Hardy apple tree,
Ernest Plutko, 12/21/2010