The Lady apple tree is one of the oldest varieties known, first cultivated by the Romans. Also known as Pomme d’Api or the Christmas Apple, it was grown by Louis XIII in his orchards. The French loved the Lady apple tree and thought they were a royal apple;...
Holiday apple tree has the inherited rich flavor of Jonathan and the white, juicy, flesh of Macoun. The Holiday apple is best for dessert. The holiday apple is a medium apple with bright red to purple color over yellow skin, with red dots.
Horticulturalist Peter Gideon grew the first Wealthy apple tree in 1868. Gideon sent the family’s last dollars to an apple grower in Bangor, Maine, and got a bushel of apple seeds in return. Just one of these seeds, crossed with Gideon’s Siberian crab...
The Sweet Sixteen is an attractive apple; medium sized and yellow in colour with red stripes. This apple is known in particular for its unique taste: sweet with an acidic hint, and incredibly full-flavoured. It is also crisp and very juicy. The taste of this apple...
Pink Sparkle apple tree is thought to be one of Albert Etter’s apples found in an old orchard near Whale Gulch, in Northern California by Ram and Marissa Fishman. The Pink Sparkle apple has a distinctive upside down shape, broad base narrow at the stem. Pink...
Mother apple tree is an old Massachusetts apple tree, called by Hedrick “one of the prized apples of all orchards.” Mother apples almost disappeared from cultivation in America in the 20th century although widely grown in English fruit gardens. The Mother...
The King of the Pippins apple trees (Reine des Reinettes) are still important in many French markets at the start of the season. A smooth, shiny outer skin, the King of Pippins apples are considered the best apple within the reinette family. Its color ranges from...
The Bartlett pear tree produces the standard for pears. The Bartlett pear tree was originally referred to as “Williams Christ” pear discovered in England as an accidental collection at the end of the 18th century. The original name is from it’s first propagator,...
The Seckel pear is a must for the home orchard. The Seckel pear is considered native to Pennsylvania, though there is some mystery surrounding its history. It’s said to be named after a local farmer who found a “wild sapling” growing just outside Philadelphia late...
King David apple trees have many admirers. The first was Ben Frost of Durham, Arkansas who discovered the King David apple along a fence row in the late 1800’s. King David apple tree is a versatile fruit for cider, pies, sauce, and eating. Its admirers boast...
