Apple saplings for orchards in Lipetsk Oblast.
Lipetsk Oblast put about 65 thousand t of its 73 thousand t apple harvest of 2025 into storage, so the match for it is built around storage. It holds eight apple cultivars and no sweet cherry.
Sady Stavropolya sells apple saplings wholesale for Lipetsk Oblast orchards from RUB 360 per knip tree, and the match is built around fruit storage. On 9 October 2026 it has 8 cultivars in stock, 393,511 saplings, and each has a described storage period or regime. The nursery is about 960 km away in a straight line; pickup only, lots from 6,000.
Updated 08.11.2026 · stock as of 09.10.2026
The 2025 harvest and what went into storage
In 2025 farms in Lipetsk Oblast picked 73 thousand t of apples against a forecast of 50 thousand t. About 65 thousand t went into storage, nearly nine tonnes in every ten.
Apple orchards in the oblast cover over 5.2 thousand ha, of which 3.2 thousand ha lie in the Lebedyansky district. In total over 76.3 thousand t of fruit and berries were picked in 2025, as the oblast agriculture minister reported in May 2026. In 2026 RUB 284 m of federal and regional money went to laying and care of plantings, nurseries and land improvement.
Climate and zone
Lipetsk sits roughly in zone 5. The average January temperature there is −7.3 °C, and precipitation is 520 mm a year (1981–2010 norms from the Hydrometcentre of Russia). The range of all eight cultivars includes zone 5, and Crimson Crisp, rated Z4–Z8, leaves a hardiness margin and so comes first in the stock table.
Storage by cultivar
The match for the oblast is built around stores, and it holds eight cultivars with a described storage period or regime. The table below follows the row order of the stock table.
| Cultivar | Storage | Saplings in stock on 9 October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Crisp | about 4–6 months | 57,601 |
| Modi | about 6 months in commercial storage | 49,000 |
| Inored Story | about 8 months in ordinary cold storage per the licensee | 28,000 |
| Green Star | storage “very good”, firmness 8.5 kgf/cm² after 9 months at 1 °C (patent) | 50,900 |
| Golden Delicious Rangers | to about February in ordinary cold storage, almost a year in ULO/CA | 10,000 |
| Jeromine | cold storage to about February, CA to about June | 8,938 |
| Ambrosia | stores well in CA, little ethylene | 43,072 |
| Gala Royal | 2–3 months in ordinary cold storage, almost year-round in CA | 146,000 |
CA and ULO mean storage in a controlled atmosphere. If a farm has an ordinary cold room, Gala Royal keeps 2–3 months, while Inored Story keeps about 8 months per the licensee.
Pickup from Sunzha for Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk is about 960 km from the nursery in a straight line, and the buyer’s vehicle collects the lot because the nursery does not deliver. The loading booking and the lot documents are described on the yard process page.
Prices and minimum lot
The minimum lot of 6,000 saplings can be built from all eight cultivars at 750 each, because the step per cultivar is 250. Grade 1+ is in stock for each of the eight, and 6,000 saplings of that grade cost 6,000 × 360 = RUB 2,160,000 including VAT on 9 October 2026.
All eight cultivars are grafted on the M9 rootstock, which has its own rootstocks for saplings page. The rates for grades 3+ and 5+ are collected on the sapling prices page.
Planning an orchard for storage in Lipetsk Oblast
Tell us the type of your store and the cultivars you need, and the trade desk will confirm stock by grade.
Apple cultivars in stock for Lipetsk Oblast
| Cultivar | Rootstock | 1+ · ₽360 | 3+ · ₽400 | 5+ · ₽450 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Crisp | M9 | 39,821 | 2,035 | 15,745 | 57,601 |
| Modi | M9 | 44,000 | 5,000 | — | 49,000 |
| Inored Story | M9 | 28,000 | — | — | 28,000 |
| Green Star | M9 | 15,270 | 20,360 | 15,270 | 50,900 |
| Golden Delicious Rangers | M9 | 10,000 | — | — | 10,000 |
| Jeromine | M9 | 8,938 | — | — | 8,938 |
| Ambrosia | M9 | 8,500 | 19,755 | 14,817 | 43,072 |
| Gala Royal | M9 | 18,000 | 70,000 | 58,000 | 146,000 |
Stock as of 09.10.2026 · price per sapling incl. VAT · lots from 6,000
What buyers ask first.
Which apple saplings for storage suit Lipetsk Oblast?
For Lipetsk Oblast the nursery matched 8 apple cultivars, each with a described storage period or regime. In an ordinary cold room Gala Royal keeps 2–3 months, while Inored Story keeps about 8 months per the licensee.Why does the Lipetsk Oblast match hold only eight cultivars?
The Lipetsk Oblast match is built around storage, so it holds eight cultivars with a described storage period or regime. The nursery’s other cultivars are listed on the [apple saplings](/stock/apple) page, the matches for neighbouring oblasts are collected under [supply regions](/regions), and the trade desk confirms the make-up of a lot.Which cultivars should I pick if my farm has a controlled-atmosphere store?
For a CA store the match describes Gala Royal, which keeps almost year-round in such an atmosphere, and Golden Delicious Rangers, which ULO/CA holds for almost a year. Jeromine keeps to about June in CA, while Ambrosia stores well in CA and gives off little ethylene.Does the Lipetsk Oblast match include sweet cherry saplings?
The Lipetsk Oblast match is apple only, because it is built around apple storage. Sweet cherry saplings on the Gisela 5 and Gisela 6 rootstocks cost RUB 800 on 9 October 2026, and the cultivars are listed on the [sweet cherry saplings](/stock/sweet-cherry) page.How many saplings can I order for an orchard in Lipetsk Oblast?
An order starts at 6,000 saplings, and the step per cultivar is 250. On 9 October 2026 the oblast match holds 393,511 apple saplings of eight cultivars in stock.How do I collect saplings if my orchard is in Lipetsk Oblast?
The buyer’s vehicle collects the lot in the nursery yard in Sunzha, about 960 km from Lipetsk in a straight line. Lifting runs in October–November and March–April, and the phytosanitary certificate is issued with the lot.
Where to go next
- 01Voronezh OblastA match of 14 apple cultivars, the 2025 frosts, zone about 5, about 870 km straight-line.Open
- 02Belgorod Oblast19 cultivars, zone 5a, about 850 km straight-line from the nursery.Open
- 03Inored StoryAbout 8 months in ordinary cold storage, 28,000 saplings of grade 1+ on 9 October 2026.Open