Ok great!! Thanks for your input!

I will put it out in the garage now. I'm making a raised bed for it so I will be able to plant it this week then.

Now if only gurneys could get me my pepper seeds so I can start those. :/

Just so you know.......Gurney's is one of the Direct Gardening Association members and like its fellow DGA members, has a very mixed reputation, both for plant quality and customer service. It would not be the first place I would go to for quality plants. YMMV

Yes, mileage does vary, but generally I've had very good luck with my fruit trees from Gurney's/Henry Fields. And the only time they've not sent me a replacement for something else that didn't do well is when it was sold out and they weren't getting more next season -- in which case they've refunded... my experience the past 5 years or so.

Rick J, I assume that the tree is still dormant, so you can hold it in a large bucket (I used 5 gallon cat litter buckets) with a potting mix. Just don't let the the roots be wet (damp is okay) so make sure your material in the bucket is fairly dry. I would say a bucket is better to hold it than the narrow tree pot it is shipped in. I usually soak the roots for a bit before potting, too. Then you can put it into an unheated garage, or sink the pot into the compost pile if you have one.

Thanks everyone!! I have kept it in the garage. Today I am getting the small raised bed section ready and it should be planted within a few days.

I have another question about the trees. I notice the leaves are starting to curl. Is this something to worry about? Should I spray them routinely with something? Thanks for any insight

Look carefully to be sure there are not insects (aphids in particular or tiny catepillars) on them.

I did see a few aphid type bugs on it. I have not seen caterpillars. Should I spray with Neem oil or Copper?

I would save Copper for when it is dormant unless your tree develops cedar apple rust. Neem oil or a fruit tree spray would be a good. I usually dilute the concentrate to the lowest amount that the instructions say, and then increase it on the next application if i am not getting the desired results.

I too planted one of these apples this year, my first time ordering from Gurneys, i bought three trees from them, all are doing well for now, but the winter will be the real test.

Thanks, I will do that. I bought the pixie crunch, and the lil big gala. They both look good besides that leaf issue. I will have to research more about the possible diseases and issue I may encounter.

Yeah the Cleveland area winters can be brutal so that will be a test.

You haven't really asked and I don't know if you've tried Pixie Crunch, but it's a rock star for me. I have 6 of them and if they're not my favorite apple, they're right up there close. They're not quite as tart as a Honeycrisp, but they have the same explosive crunch and they're a bit easier to grow and seem pretty disease resistant (at least they have been for me so far). I love them and wish you luck with your tree.

Thank you. I'm hoping they do well. I don't have a lot of space living in a big city so these were a good find. We can't wait to try them!!! Another 2 years is a long time to wait but it will be worth it I hope.

Mine are all on G11 and I believe they bloomed the second year in the ground. We had a horrible frost that spring and I didn't get any fruit, but the following year I got a really nice crop from all of them, even after hand thinning a good bit. I thought I had thinned enough and this year the crop is lighter, but I'll still have at least several dozen of them this fall and I can't wait.

I also bought Pixie Crunch and Honeycrisp apple trees from Gurney's a couple of years ago (and a Gala from another source.) Last year the Pixie Crunch bloomed and fruited, but I pruned away all but one apple. I must have picked the one apple too early as it was very tart. This year I have a few more apples that took and I'm excited to see how they turn out. On the other hand, the Honeycrisp was always an experiment in my almost no-chill location. It has not done very well, just breaking dormancy a couple of weeks ago. It has never bloomed and has not put on a terrible amount of growth. I do not expect that it will ever be a prolific producer here, but I'll give it a few more years to see if it develops and acclimatizes.

Honeycrisp is said to prefer very cool/cold areas, but I'm not sure about Pixie Crunch. I'm in 5A, so light years from your climate, but one of the things that I like about Pixie Crunch is that it will hang on the tree forever without getting soft or bland. Yeah, I'd guess you got to it way too early. Post your thoughts if you get some this year and get to try them over a longer season. In 10B they may be entirely different from mine and may be less than inspiring, but like I said before, they're a rock star in my orchard and I have around 30 varieties. They're probably in my top 4 or 5 apples for training and ease of growth and easily in my top 3 or 4 for taste (possibly even number one, it's between Pixie Crunch, Honeycrisp and Cox Orange Pippin I think).

Honey Crisp does not do well in hot climate. Growing it in any zone higher than zone 7 is not a good idea. Even if they produce, they won't have the same taste and texture as growing in zone 6 or lower. Some high chill apples do well in low chill areas. HC does not.

You should check Dave Wilson nursery web page to see what they recommend for low chill apples.

Yep, I knew the Honeycrisp was a gamble where I'm at. Kufflecreek has been able to grow it and they like it, but they do get a little more chill than I do. They also said they had to give it a few years to get used to the climate. As this is my favorite apple (except for the overly large ones the grocery store sometimes carry - those tend to be washed out and bland) I figure I can give it some time. Where I am at, only a few varieties truly do well, most apple trees that I see around here are small. The Pixie Crunch seems to be doing well as does my Gala, so I'll have a few apples this year, hopefully more next year, and you never know, that Honeycrisp may one day produce.