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I am wanting to plant some apple trees in my yard, and was wondering if anyone new where to find some to purchase.

Where you get them it will take a year to produce fruit once it's in the ground. Anywhere with a green house will have some. And you will probably want to wait until autumn now.

Thanks!

Here's a good reference:  
 
https://www.gov.mb.ca/ana/pdf/pubs/mafri-frcrops.pdf  
 
If you want a type of apple tree that was actually developed in Manitoba, look for a Goodlands Apple Tree! It was developed at the Morden Research Station, and the apples are really good.

Such as the Green Spot or Souris or one of the many smaller guys still around would be the best bet. (If they have any left at this point - even Patmores was slim pickings before their close out sale)  
 
They will have experts who know the trees, and how to plant them. In addition, depending on the type, you may need TWO fruit trees to cross pollinate. Otherwise you will never get fruit.

I had bought a couple of apple trees from the green spot during the tree sale this year. My Goodlands apple tree already had apples when I bought it. Now they are getting bigger and I'm worried about the branches breaking with the weight of the apples. Do I pick them off or support the branches somehow? Or should I leaf it alone?

I got my apple tree from Canadian Tire last year. It has 5 different varieties of apples on one tree. Essentially, every branch is a different type. So my tree will have red, green and golden apples on the same tree.  
I already have 3 good sized apples of an early variety on it this year.  
Considering I only planted it late last year, I am happy with it. It is zone 4 hardiness, so completely West-Man friendly.

Pick your trees according to where you live. Depending on which growing zone map you look at here in Brandon we are either a 2b or 3a growing zone...2b has a better winter survival rating and shorter growing season.

Problem with buying this late in the season is you're probably getting the tree nobody else wanted. Maybe that's alright if you find a tree that's practically being given away for end of season but otherwise I'd do my research and hit the ground running in the spring when you can have your pick of the litter.  
 
New varieties always popping up but best I've found that can grow reliably here are:  
- Odyssey. As big as grocery store apples. I picked them at what I think was just a little over-ripe last year so will reserve judgement for a few weeks when this years crop is ready.  
- Norkent. Nice Apple pear flavour/ apparently store all the way into January. Pretty good size but not quite as big as Odyssey.  
 
You'll see some places sell Honeycrisp (the ones grocery stores sell for a killing), which I've seen rated as low as zone 3. Would be interested to hear from anyone that's had success with these locally. Great Apple (probably my favourite that you can grow anywhere) but wondering how much riskier the later harvest day effects things (as late as October) in our zone.  
 
If buying from a big box, make sure you Google the tree type first. Don't automatically trust that because they're selling its going to survive here. Have seen Red Delicious and Golden Delicious for sale in Brandon, which are rated for more moderate climates.