A golf ball sized applecrab hybrid developed by Albert Etter who named it Little Rosybloom for its cute size and attractive ruby red flush. He died before completing the patent papers. Fruit was later rediscovered and renamed. Very crispy and keeps texture in baking. One of parents believed to be Ben Davis, but very tart unlike parent.
Dark red skin underlaid with stripes.
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A medium-sized apple with yellow-green skin, a red blush where exposed to the sun and covered with an spotty ochre russet. White flesh is aromatic, firm and crisp with noticeable hints of anise and clove. Fruits are sold commercially in the UK. Grown from chance seedling of Golden Delicious. One of the most southerly apples grown in North America.
A medium-sized oblate apple with greenish-yellow skin covered with red stripes over a solid red blush. Flesh is firm but tender, juicy, aromatic and quite tart, becoming milder as it ages. Good for fresh eating and cooking; rated by many as one of the best for apple pies and sauces.
Tree is a natural semi-dwarf, very hardy and bears heavily annually. Dummellor's Seedling agm [15] also known as Dumelow's Seedling [16]. Large, roundish-oblate apple with pale greenish-yellow skin strewn with large russet dots, occasionally covered with a delicate pinkish-orange blush. Yellow-tinted white flesh is aromatic, firm, crisp, tart, and very juicy.
One of the most widely grown culinary apples of Victorian England , esteemed for its fine flavour and good keeping qualities. Also called Emmeth Early. Ripens in late July. Edward VII agm [17]. A large oblate-round apple with yellow-green skin and pinkish-brown blush. Suitable for more northerly, cold, wet climates.
White flesh is sharp and pleasant. Extraordinary keeper; apple ripens in autumn and will keep until Easter.
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Egremont Russet agm [18]. This variety ripens in June. Tastes tart, does not do well in cold weather. Not the same as Anna apple. Ellison's Orange agm [19].
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Medium-sized, mostly red with yellow showing. Often used in desserts due to its intense honey flavour. Emneth Early agm [21]. Grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. Named for creek near which first seedling found. Heirloom variety still available at farmstands in Northeast and portions of Virginia. Difficult to grow for inexperienced planters. Sometimes called Red Pippin. Claims both UK and US heritage: Has flavour similar to the former but storage, colouring, and cold tolerance of the latter. This is the variety that inspired Sir Isaac Newton to consider gravity.
Fortune agm [24] Laxton's Fortune. Dark red, conic apple. Sweet, crisp, dense flesh is very mildly flavoured. One of the most widely grown apple varieties in the world. Gala , Royal Gala agm [25]. A small to medium-sized conic apple. Thin, tannic skin is yellow-green with a red blush overlaid with reddish-orange streaks.
Flesh is yellowish-white, crisp and grainy with a mild flavour. Cross of three of the world's best known apples: One of the most widely available commercial fruit. A medium-sized roundish-oblate, sometimes slightly conical apple. Greenish-yellow skin is striped and splashed with bright red, dull or grayish toward the stem; dots few, light and gray; cavity deep, basin shallow, slightly uneven. Flesh yellow, very tender, juicy, rich, mildly subacid and aromatic. Upright habit, productive bearer, some biennial tendency. George Neal agm [26]. A medium-sized green-yellow elongate bell-shaped apple, sometimes takes on a reddish blush.
Tart and juicy, stores well, taste improves with age. Excellent culinary variety; renowned for its use in Strudel. Gloster aka Gloster Somewhat tart, ruby red colour like parent Red Delicious. Good choice for backyard gardening. Tangy flavour, crunchy texture, pale green-yellow colour. Golden Delicious agm [27]. One of the most popular varieties in the world. Due to its regular size, even colour and storage qualities the fruit is widely sold commercially. Uniform light green-yellow coloration, very sweet. Golden Noble agm [28].
Ripens some days after Golden Delicious; fruit is very attractive; large, good storage ability. A medium-sized heavily russeted light green apple, occasionally with a reddish blush. Crisp, fine-grained flesh is rich, sugary and very sweet. Excellent dessert apple, keeps very well. Makes extraordinary cider, known as the "Champagne of cider apples.
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The fruit has a complex spicy flavor with high acidity and sweetness. Acidity moderates in cold storage, with exceptional quality after 2 to 3 months. A low chill hour cultivar developed by Robert B. Gordon in Whittier, CA from unknown parentage. Bears mature fruit from August to October. Fruit is green with red striped overcolor. Fruit is dual purpose, for eating and baking with sweet-tart flavor.
Early dessert apple with pink blush. Ripens in September and stores well. Valued by North Carolina growers for its fine cooking qualities, crispness and long storage ability. The conical shaped fruit is red in colour with moderately conspicuous dots. Ripens in October and is a great keeper. This is the apple once used to represent Apple Records. A favourite variety, widely sold in the UK. Also noted as common pie apple. A medium-sized early yellow-green apple, often with red stripes.
Crisp, sweet, tart flavour. Exceptional cooking apple, especially for applesauce and pies. Poor keeper; becomes soft quickly. German immigrants introduced this variety to California's San Joaquin Valley in the midth century. A very old southern apple thought to have originated in North Carolina or Georgia but its true origin is uncertain. The fruit is medium to large, oblate to oblique in shape. The skin is deep green in colour, turning pale yellow when fully ripe. The yellowish flesh is sweet, crisp, tender and juicy. Likely named for famous Renaissance era song. Possibly one of the strangest of all British apples: Grenadier cooks down to cream-coloured puree with a superb apple flavour.
Makes an excellent apple jam. Reliably heavy annual bearer. A medium-sized roundish to slightly oblong apple. Greenish-yellow skin, ripening to a clear yellow, stem cavity sometimes russeted, covered with yellow or russet dots. The yellowish-white flesh is crisp and tender, with a rich, spicy, sugary-sweet flavour. A good all-purpose dessert and cooking apple, Grimes also makes a strong single-variety cider. Grimes Golden is the parent of the ubiquitous Golden Delicious. Relatively rare among apples, Grimes Golden is self-fertile. Original tree discovered near a known orchard of John Chapman Johnny Appleseed.
Red colour and large, moderately conspicuous dots. Crisp and juicy with a tart flavour. Excellent choice for pies. Cox's Orange Pippin x Idared. Pick early October, stores until January.
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Has excellent eating and keeping qualities. Mottled red and yellow colour. Very crisp white flesh is slightly tart with a strong honey-like sweetness. Quality varies from apple to apple. Developed by the University of Minnesota and best suited to cool climates. A medium-sized deep red apple. Crisp white flesh is tart and juicy, and can be somewhat bland if eaten out of hand, however, Idared is an exceptional cooking apple.
Flesh keeps is shape, and the flavour becomes much stronger with cooking. An excellent keeping apple, Idared remains hardy and durable in proper storage for as long as 8 months. Idared is a cross between Jonathan and Wagener developed at the University of Idaho. More difficult to find within land of origin due to primary use for export to UK. Hardy, tastes very good straight off tree. James Grieve agm [33].
Bright red round apple with subtle yellow under-striping. Tart to sweet, dense and very crunchy with effervescent texture. Widely sold commercially in the UK. Popular in Europe and land of origin. Several highly coloured strains are available. Mostly red apple with patches of lime green. Does well in cooler areas; some frost resistance. Battle of Horseshoe Bend, believed to have planted original tree. Extremely russeted and ugly apple but very hardy tree with superior taste to commercial varieties. A cross between Ideared and Maigold with Elstar.
Beautifully round, fresh and fruity taste with a crunchy bite. A large, round, slightly conic apple. Light yellow-green skin with a red-orange blush and stripes. Strong apple flavour is well-balanced between sweet and sharp. The body is light yellow, and the taste is a mix of acidity and sweetness. Harvesting may begin in early October and it is typically fully ripe in early December. Crunchy, juicy, sweet, slightly tangier than Gala. Yellow ground colour when ripe, with red flush, and russet depending on the season. Large apple, though shape can be irregular. Medium-sized early eating apple with red skin and pale cream flesh.
Well suited to Northern European climate. Pale to golden yellow flesh. Well suited to Ireland's moist, cool climate.
Kidd's Orange Red agm [37]. King of the Pippins agm [38]. King Russet agm [39]. Medium-sized, roundish oblate with thin yellow-green skin with an orange blush and bright red stripes. Crisp yellowish-white flesh is sweet with hints of honey and almond. While cultivating between trees, a disc from the plow hit the base of a tree. The injury caused a new shoot to grow from the rootstock likely a seedling grown from a pip. The shoot was allowed to grow and bear fruit which Mr.
Emmons named for his mother, Alice. I've been growing "organic" trees from "organic" seeds, from "organic" apples, lol May I ask if apple can grow in Philippines,cause we only have 2 seasons dry season and rainy season.. I planted a Honeycrisp apple tree almost three years ago. It was about 3 feet tall from the local nursery. I dug a big hole, and did all the things I should.
The first year deer almost killed it be eating all the new growth. Last Spring we got some stinky deer spray and the have left it alone, but ever since it's not thriving.
It looks exactly the same as the day we planted it. It has some small branches with leave leaves " long and is definetly alive, but that's about it. I water, I fertilize anfd it just sits there! What could it be missing? Do young trees take a few years to get established before the take off? Sorry to hear about the deer. They and squirrels seem to consume more tree fruit than many home fruit growers! We really do not know enough about your situation to give you proper guidance here—where you are, the site, the soil, etc.
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We would also suggest that you talk to the nursery from whom you bought the tree. They have specific advice about this plant in your locale. Additionally, you might consult your local cooperative extension service. You can find it here: In answer to your last question, yes, honeycrisp trees can take years to become established.
A neighbor had some fruit trees cut down on his property a couple of years ago due to bee allergy and to thin them out. I received some of the mulch from the cut down trees. I now have several trees growing, which look like apple trees, where some of the left-over mulch had been. Is it safe to separate and move them now that they have grown so much? By the way, I have small pine trees that came up and grew the same way. In any case, you can certainly transplant small apple trees.
I have 3 apple seedlings that are growing well. Bought the apples from a farmers market last fall and planted indoors in Jan. Do they need to be hardened off before planting in ground? And, its been chilly 60's day, mid 40's at night and windy. Also, if I get apples in the future, will it be one of the parents of the apple I grew seed from? Commercial apples bought in grocery stores are mostly hybrids, not designed to be fertile.
I've got maybe 15 trees growing from seeds from "organic" apples that I've eaten. They've been growing for about 4 or 5 years too. They've gotten tall, and are looking nice, but I still haven't seen any apples growing yet, so I guess, the organic seeds from organic apples from grocery stores, won't produce either. But I'm still waiting to see. Yes, as it says above, choose a sunny site. I have a yellow delicious apple tree. It grew it's first apples last year, about 9 of them, I removed the small ones but left 9.
I pruned the branches lightly at the beginning of March , im in ohio, it has beautiful green leaves but no blooms the crab apples have blooms but my tree has none. Skip to main content. Planting Apple Trees and Harvesting Apples. As a general rule, if a tree is termed hardy, it grows best in Hardiness Zones 3 to 5. If termed long-season, apple quality will be best in Zones 5 to 8. Each variety has a number of chill hours needed to set fruit i. There is also the obvious school-child questions picked over - how is she going to the loo down there?! The spirit of the book is so concerned in the humanity of its people in the face of one instance of well-sustained oddity that I found the book very akin to what I've read of Louis Sachar.
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