Jul 6, 2022
The first Roxbury Russet apple tree sprung up around 1635 in the small town of Roxbury near Boston. The Roxbury Russet apple tree is considered one of our oldest American fruit trees still being grown today. Excellent old cider apple, a fine keeper and good for eating...
Jul 6, 2022
An 1847 letter from Oliver Chapin, writes “the first Northern Spy apple trees were raised from seeds brought from the Northwest part of Connecticut, about the year 1800, by Elijah Taylor. The original Northern Spy apple tree was set in an orchard by Heman...
Jul 5, 2022
The Melrose apple tree produces the official Ohio State apple. For good reason, Melrose apples are a large, fruit with yellowish-green skin streaked dark red with russet spots. The flesh is firm, coarse, sweet, juicy and creamy white. Melrose is one of the best...
Jul 5, 2022
If you love the old-fashioned goodness of baked apples, Idareds are excellent, as they hold their shape perfectly and look beautiful on the table. Developed in Idaho, it’s a cross between two old-time New York apples, Jonathan and Wagener, that were first grown in...
Jul 5, 2022
Early Fuji selection that ripens 5 to 6 weeks ahead of regular Fuji, Rising Sun Fuji® colors to a beautiful 70 to 80% bright pinkish-red blush with a brighter, smoother finish than other early Fuji’s. This variety has the mild, sweet Fuji flavor that consumers...
Jul 5, 2022
This cultivar is a chance seedling, possibly a hybrid of ‘Grimes Golden’ and ‘Golden Reinette’.The original tree was found on the Mullins’ family farm in Clay County, West Virginia, United States, and was locally known as Mullin’s...
Jul 5, 2022
The Macoun apple tree (sometimes pronounced “McCowan”) was developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, by R. Wellington. Macoun apple tree was named after Canadian fruit grower W.T. Macoun, when first introduced in 1923....
Jul 5, 2022
Connell Red apple is an improved sort of Fireside apple. While Fireside has a striped skin, Connell Red is a solid orange/red in color when fully ripe. The fruit can get very large and is excellent for fresh eating. Sweet and juicy flesh.
Jul 5, 2022
Liberty apple tree produces a handsome red apple, usually school box size, of the McIntosh type with a wonderful sweet/tart balance. Liberty apples are crisper, keep better and are more heat tolerant than other McIntosh hybrids. Wonderful dessert quality when dead...
Jul 1, 2022
A medium sized apples with very firm flesh and a sweet flavor. It has a full, rich flavor with tangy notesof spice. The fruit has a dull mahoganhy red skin color. Ripens in late October. The Winecrisp was introduced in1990.
