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ANTIQUES & CLASSICS |ADAMS PEARMAIN | ARKANSAS BLACK| ASHMEAD'S KERNEL| BALDWIN | BEN DAVIS | BLACK OXFORD| CALVILLE BLANC | CHENANGO STRAWBERRY | COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN| DELICIOUS, ORIGINAL HAWKEYE | ESOPUS SPITZENBURG | FAMEUSE (SNOW) |GOLDEN NOBLE | GOLDEN RUSSETT| GRAVENSTEIN | GRIMES GOLDEN | JEFFERIS | KING DAVID| KING OF TOMPKINS COUNTY| LADY | MAIDEN BLUSH| MOTHER| NEWTOWN PIPPIN (YELLOW NEWTOWN; ALBEMARLE PIPPIN) | PINK PEARL| POUND SWEET | RHODE ISLAND GREENING| ROXBURY RUSSET| SMOKEHOUSE| ST. EDMUND'S RUSSET| SUMMER RAMBO | WAGENER| WINESAP
ADAMS PEARMAIN English dessert apple, dating to early 1800s. Skin yellow with considerable light striping, sometimes orange-red blush; light russet network. Medium size. Flesh rich, sugary. Precocious and productive. Not budded for 2009 ARKANSAS BLACK. A fine old variety, one of the best winter-keepers. Bright, crisp yellow flesh; dark red skin. Great flavor. Resistant to cedar apple rust. Triploid; pollen not viable. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 ASHMEAD'S KERNEL One of the finest flavored antiques -- high sugar content with good acid balance; crisp yellow flesh. Very intense apple flavor. This is a real connoisseur's variety; no apple variety collection is complete without Ashmead's ernel!!. Medium small fruit, not particularly attractive--greenish yellow skin, rather ugly brown blush. Modest production. Very winter-hardy. Originated in England almost 300 years ago. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 BALDWIN Your great-grandma's winter keeper, sometimes called Woodpecker. A fine antique variety, oncethe most important variety in the Northeast. Originated in Massachusetts 250 years ago. Rich, crisp, juicy eating. Large fruit; bright red skin. Tough enough to survive the barrel-packing of 100 years ago. Excellent keeper. Triploid; pollen sterile. Tends to be biennial bearer. On Bud.9 for 2009 BELLE DE BOSKOOP Large greenish-yellow fruit. Very strong "apple" flavor. Fairly tart at harvest, mellowing to excellent sugar/acid balance. Outstanding cooker; slices tend to keep shape; makes golden yellow sauce or slices. Fine keeper. Late ripening. Triploid; pollen sterile. From Holland, ca. 1850. SOLD OUT FOR 2009
BEN DAVIS The famous "mortgage-lifter" of the 1890s. My gread-grandad had 40 acres of Bens, sold them mostly to peddlers from the Deep South. Still much in demand by commercial processors for making a Grade A, golden yellow applesauce. Strictly a cooking apple; ideal for drying. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 BLACK OXFORD High quality winter keeper from Maine. Very dark purplish-red, almost black. Very winter hardy. {Said to be tolerant of insects and disease. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 BLENHEIM ORANGE Large, yellow-orange to red-orange fruit; aromatic; good flavor. Originated in England before 1750. Tip bearer; productive. Fire blight tolerant. On Bud.9 and M.7 for 2009 BLUE PEARMAIN An old English variety that has been successful in Maine and Quebec because of its excellent winter hardiness. Skin very dark purplish red, similar to Black Oxford. Fruit large; mild-flavored; sweet; aromatic. Keeps all winter. October ripening. On Bud.9 for 2009 BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING The classic cooker of Britain; makes a pale, creamy sauce with fine tart/sweet balance. Big acidic fruit. Vigorous tree; triploid. Precocious and productive. Excellent keeper. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 CALVILLE BLANC D'HIVER. Large yellow fruit, flushed with red. Aromatic; strong flavor. Dates back to the 1590s. Extremely high levels of Vitamin C. When cooked, slices keep shape. Makes excellent cider. Generally regarded as poor producer, but on dwarfing rootstocks, it has been productive. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 CHAMPLAIN Pale yellow; round-conic; very tender, juicy. Sprightly flavor. August ripening. Dates back to 1850s or earlier. Not budded for 2009 CHENANGO STRAWBERRY. Medium-large, long-conic fruit -- "sheepnose" shape. Skin is glowing translucent pale yellow striped with crimson. Excellent dessert quality. Very winter hardy. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 CHERRY PEARMAIN On Geneva 16 for 2009 CORNISH GILLIFLOWER Old English variety. Unattractive dull green fruit; often russetted. Rich, clove-like flavor; crisp, juicy. Tip bearer. Not budded for 2009 COURT ROYAL Large, greenish-yellow fruit. Sweet and crisp. SOLD OUT for 2009. COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN Still the favorite apple of the Englishman, Cox has an intense apple flavor -spicy, high sugar + high acid. Fruit medium size, dull finish, often with small cracks. A challenge to grow, but well worth the effort. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 CRIMSON KING Prime cooking apple; also important blender in ciders. Quite tart. Fruit large. Triploid. Productive. Late ripening. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 CROW EGG SOLD OUT FOR 2009 DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG Very old Russian variety, hardy to -40F. Early summer ripening. Tart; primarily cooking variety. Very productive, although can turn biennial. SOLD OUT FOR 2009
EDWARD VII Large green apple; tart. Not budded for 2009 EGREMONT RUSSET This old English variety is truly world class for flavor -- perhaps the very best of all the russets. Small, golden brown fruit, usually with some black spots. Fine keeper. Very winter hardy. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 ESOPUS SPITZENBURG. Although Thomas Jefferson made his money from Newtown Pippin, Esopus Spitzenburg was his favorite for eating. Esopus has only been around for about 200 years -- found in the Hudson Valley of New York just before George Washington became our first President. Fruit is medium size, brilliant orange-red, rather conical usually. Rich, spicy flavor, with fine-grained yellowish flesh. Elegant eating from harvest through Christmastime. A willowy tree, with long, slender branches. Ripens unevenly, so 3 or 4 or 5 pickings are required to get prime eating quality. Susceptible to about all the common diseases. On Geneva 30, M.9 and Bud.9 for 2009 FAMEUSE (SNOW) The ancient Snow apple of Quebec. Superbly winter hardy. Brilliant white flesh, red-striped skin. Mild flavor. Supposed to be Mother of McIntosh. On Budavgosky 9 and Geneva 30 for 2009 FREIHERR VON BERLEPSCH Outstanding quality in an ugly skin!! Berlepsch cracks badly; skin surface is scruffy; considerable russet -- but the flavor and texture are world class. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 GILPIN. Old Virginia variety, dating back to early 19th century. Excellent cider apple. Yellow skin, usually red-striped. Crisp, juicy. Late blooming. Excellent long-term storage; esteemed as table apple late into the spring. On Bud.9 for 2009. GOLDEN NOBLE Very high vitamin C content. Large yellow fruit. Primarily for cooking but excellent company when sailing across the ocean! Originated in England in 1700s. Not budded for 2009 GOLDEN PIPPIN Greenish-yellow fruit, ripening to deep golden yellow. Harvest in early September. Cooking and eating out of hand. American origin, about 1800. Not budded for 2009 GOLDEN RUSSETT Regarded by many as the finest-flavored of all the American antiques. Beautiful golden skin covered with a net of russet. Late ripening. Considered the very best cider variety. Good winter-hardiness. Modest production, but we expect to see higher productivity with these rootstocks. Scab-tolerant. On Geneva 30 and MM.111 for 2009 GRAVENSTEIN Said to have originated in Italy in early 1600s. Especially good for sauce and cider. Tangy sweet flavor. Very vigorous. Tends to be biennial. Triploid. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 GRENADIER English cooking apple, making a sharp-flavored, creamy, light-colored sauce. Large, greenish-yellow fruit. First found in England about 1830. Not budded for 2009 GRIMES GOLDEN Pure yellow apple with golden yellow flesh. My great grandfather planted 20 acres of Grimes back 90 years ago. Originated in West Virginia during Washington's presidency. Precocious and very productive, but tends to go biennial. Rich, spicy flavor with heavy aroma. Very high sugar content makes Grimes ideal for hard cider. Wonderful cider apple. On M.7 for 2009 HARRISON Not budded for 2009 HAWKEYE (the Original Delicious) This is the legendary apple that old Jessie Hyatt took to Mr. Stark -- the apple that gave rise to a whole new industry. No cardboard here -- the Original really IS Delicious!! No, not beautiful red wax images of apples, but the real thing. Color is typically "buckskin" in the south, red striped in the North. On Geneva 16 and MM.106 for 2009) HEREFORDSHIRE REDSTREAK Rather small, oblong fruit, yellow ground streaked with red. Yellow flesh rich flavored, firm, sweet, somewhat dry. Not budded for 2009 HORSE APPLE Old Southern variety. Midsummer ripening. Greenish-yellow fruit; tart until fully ripe. Not budded for 2009 HUBBARDSTON NONESUCH A great old apple from Massachusetts, dating back to early 19th century. Sweet flavor. Precocious and productive. Grafted on Bud.9 and M.7 for 2009. JEFFERIS Old Pennsylvania variety, rich flavor similar to Jonathan. Somewhat tolerant of scab and mildew. Productive. Regular bearing. Not budded for 2009. JONATHAN One of the finest apples ever produced; Dad grew up on Jonathan back in Southern Illinois. Probably a seedling of Esopus Spitzenburg; supposedly found in some of Johnny Appleseed's plantings. Tart/sweet balance; precocious and productive. On Geneva 30 for 2009 KANDIL SINAP An outstanding flavor brought in from Turkey nearly 200 years ago. Skin beautiful translucent yellow, almost a porceilain finish, rather similar to Opalescent. Unique nearly cylindrical form. October ripening; only fair keeper. Productive; genetic semi-dwarf tree, nearly pyramidal form. Not budded for 2009 KERRY IRISH PIPPIN An old Irish variety, dating back at least into the early 1700s. Small, yellow-orange fruit with some red splotching. Crisp, crunchy texture; white flesh, spicy flavor. Considerable scab tolerance. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 KING DAVID Midwestern introduction similar to Jonathan. Rich flavor. An excellent early cider apple. Beautiful mahogany red skin. Precocious and productive. Tolerant to fire blight. Fruit hangs on the tree through the winter. Not budded for 2009 KING OF THE PIPPINS Probably synonomous with Golden Winter Pearmain and Reine des Reinette. Crisp white flesh; fine flavor with good sugar/acid balance. Orange-red blush, usually with some red striping. Not budded for 2009 KING OF TOMPKINS COUNTY A great old antique; very good quality; good keeper. Very large, attractive fruit. Ripens just after McIntosh. Originated in New Jersey, but renamed in New York 200 years ago. Triploid. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 LADY (Api) Beautiful small fruit -- only about an inch diameter-- produced in clusters of 4 to 7 apples. Although a delightul little thing to nibble on, Lady apples probably are most useful in making Christmas wreathes. From Brittany, 18th century. On Malling 9 for 2009 Prices and Salesroom | Back to Top LORD'S SEEDLING Late summer ripening; late August at Geneva. Very winter hardy. Fruit large. Productive. SOLD OUT FOR 2009
MAIDEN
BLUSH American antique, commonly cultivated in early 1800s. Very
tender fruit, ripening in late summer. Pale yellow with pink blush. O SOLD OUT FOR 2009
MELON Found in Ontario County, NY in 1845. Skin greenish-yellow; fruit medium large; crisp, juicy, spightly subacid. Poor storage. Scab ssceptible. Early October ripening. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 MOTHER Old Massachusetts variety, foud in 1844. Outstanding flavor. Early autumn. Medium-large, long-conic fruit; bright red skin and tender, light yellow flesh. Early bearing; dependable production. Late September ripening. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 NEWTOWN PIPPIN (YELLOW NEWTOWN; ALBEMARLE PIPPIN). This is the apple that Thomas Jefferson made famous 200 years ago. At Monticello, Jefferson had a large orchard of Pippins, which he had packed in barrels and shipped to England; on the London market, these Albemarle Pippins fetched premium prices. The Newtown Pippin is NOT a beautiful apple --it's rather squat, it's only medium size, its skin color is a yellowish-green that not attractive. Below that not-so-beautiful skin, though, lurks a gourmet's apple--rich flavor, highly aromatic, sweet/tart with a touch of pineapple. Very firm fruit; excellent keeper. Tree is vigorous; early-bearing; productive. Originated in the 1700s on Long Island. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 NICKAJACK Yellow to greenish-yellow skin, pink or orange stripes where exposed to sun. Late 1700s; probably North Carolina. Root germs present on older wood. Tree vigorous, productive. Late ripening. Not budded for 2009 NORTHERN SPY Discovered just north of Geneva in early 1800s. Fruit very high quality; large, ribbed, usually red and pink striped over light yellow ground color. Traditionally very slow to come into bearing, but on dwarfing rootstocks early enough. Productive, but strong tendency to biennial bearing. Susceptible to blight and scab. On Malling 26 for 2009 OLD NON-PAREIL Ancient English apple, dating back to early 1600s. Small, greenish-yellow fruit, turning to orange, usually with some russet. Small, not especially attractive. Outstanding flavor for eating out of hand. Makes an excellent single-variety cider. Late October ripening. Small tree.. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 OPALESCENT Glowing purplish-red skin -- "opalescent" finish. Large, late ripening. Yellow flesh; subacid; juicy. Michigan variety introduced in 1880. Not budded for 2009 ORLEANS REINETTE From France, one of Marie Antoinette's favorites. Medium to small, greenish-yellow fruit with netlike russett. Rich nutty flavor, similar to Chestnut Crab. Not budded for 2009 PINE GOLDEN PIPPIN Not budded for 2009 PITMASTON PINEAPPLE Small English apple with excellent flavor, usually described as "nutty, honeyed:. Sugary flesh; juicy. Lightly russet on beauitiful golden yellow. On Geneva 30 for 2009 POUND SWEET Very large golden yellow fruit; good eating quality, outstanding baker. According to Burford, Pound Sweet was used in Ohio during the Civil War to make apple butter that was sold to both North and South. Very good cider apple. Dates to the early 1800s. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 RED JUNE Very earliest to ripen. Small red fruit, very white flesh. Cooking and eating out of hand. Biennial bearing. Not budded for 2009 REINETTE FRANCHE Netted russet on golden skin. Sweet/tart flavor. Antique from XVIth Normandy. Ripens late October. Not budded for 2008 REINETTE SIMERENKO A hardy dessert apple from Russia (but actually appears to be an obscure variety originating in New Jersey). Unusually drought-tolerant. Medium-large green fruit. October ripening. Tangy flavor with good sugar/acid balance; crisp and juicy. Fruit medium-large; pale yellow, with pink blush. Precocious and producive. Excellent keeper. Not budded for 2009 RHODE ISLAND GREENING One of oldest American varieties; from Rhode Island, about 1650. Fruit large, dense; Outstanding processing apple. Prized for pie-baking. Heavy producer. Fire blight susceptible. Triploid; will not pollenize other varieties. On Bud.9 and M.7 for 2009 RIBSTON PIPPIN Fine old English dessert apple, originated about 1700. Flesh very crisp, hard, sugary; intense, rich flavor and aroma. Not attractive -- brownish-orange skin. Triploid; pollen serile. Good scab tolerance. Late September ripening. On Geneva 30 for 2009 ROXBURY RUSSET The oldest apple variety of North American origin was discovered and propagated in Roxbury town, Massachusetts about 1640. Roxbury Russet is still regarded as a fine dessert apple, although no longer to be found on the commercial markets. Roxbury Russet fruits are large (about 175 grams), yellow-bronze skin well overlain with yellow-brown russeting. When properly matured, sugar content is very high, yet sugar/acid balance contributes to its fine flavor. An excellent keeper, storing until April or May. Tree is moderately vigorous; rather tolerant to apple scab and powdery mildew diseases. On Geneva 30 for 2009 ST. EDMUND'S RUSSET This old (1875) English variety is one of the best early autumn eating apples; ripens a month before Golden Russet. Beautiful solid bronze russet. Precocious and productive. Moderate vigor. On Bud.9 for 2009 SMOKEHOUSE An old Pennsylvania variety, noted as a winter keeper; dates to early 1800s. Dull red over greenish ground color; ugly but outstanding for eating and all cooking purposes. Flesh crisp, subacid. Tree productive. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 SOMERSET REDSTREAK SOLD OUT FOR 2009 STURMER PIPPIN. Not budded for 2009 STAYMAN WINESAP Major apple variety in the Shenandoah for many years. Triploid. Prone to cracking. Not budded for 2009 SUMMER RAMBO (RedSumBo) Jonathan-type late summer apple. Greenish-yellow, red-striped. Fruit larger than Jonathan. Flavor rich, sprightly. Good for eating out of hand, for drying, for all culinary purposes. Precocious and productive. Semi-compact tree. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 SWAAR Dutch settlers in the Hudson Valley, above New York City, originated the variety. Skin is rough, tough, lightly russeted. Fruit is dense, very high in sugar content; stores well. Not budded for 2009 TOLMAN SWEET Nearly 200 years old; from Massachusetts. Skin pale yellow, flesh white. Very good sweet (low acid) flavor. Very winter hardy; reliable cropper. Tree productive, healthy, long-lived. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 TRANSCENDENT CRAB Medium-sized fruit for a crab, perhaps the largest of the Siberian crabapples -- typically 2-inch diameter. Crimson red flush on yellow groundcover. Excellent canner. Early midseason ripening. Hardy to -40 and colder. Productive. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 TWENTY OUNCE PIPPIN Early ripening (before McIntosh). Large cooking apple; favorite of commercial processors. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 WAGENER A parent of Idared and probably of Northern Spy. Winter hardy. Natural semi-dwarf tree; precocious and productive. Crisp and juicy. Good keeper. Found near Penn Yan, just 15 miles from Geneva, in the 1790s. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 RED WEALTHY A fine old Minnesota apple, ripening a couple of weeks before McIntosh. Introduced by Peter Gideon in 1868. Pleasantly tart. Midseason bloom. Precocious and productive SOLD OUT FOR 2009 WESTFIELD SEEK-NO-FURTHER Very high quality dessert variety from Massachusetts, about 1790. Unusually suitable for drying -- high sugar, plus increase of already rich sweet, nutty flavor. Very winter hardy. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN The oldest known apple of English origin -- dates back to early Norman times. Fruit medium-large, greenish. Very good dessert and culinary quality -- "honeysweet", but with gooe acid balance. Good keeper. Quite low chilling requirement. Not budded for 2009 WHITNEY CRAB Early summer crab, ripening about with Duchess of Oldenburg. Extremely winter hardy. Yellow flesh; sweet & juicy. Diameter 1 inch. Precocious and very productive. Relatively free of disease. Originated in Illinois in the 1860s. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 WINESAP This is the old-fashioned Virginia Winesap - a small, hard apple that keeps all winter in the garage. Dates back to colonial times, when it was especially regarded as a cider variety. Spicy, sweet-tart flavor. Moderate vigor; relatively small, productive tree. On Malling 9 and MM.111 for 2009 WINTER BANANA The banana-like flavor is faint but distinct. Creamy yellow skin, occasionally with pink blush. Compact, semi-dwarf tree. Sweet, rather bland; very juicy. Much used as a pollenizer; midseason bloom. Originated in Indiana in 1870s. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 WOLF RIVER Huge cooking apples. One of the very hardiest of all apple varieties -- undamaged at 40 below. Immune to scab; very resistant to fire blight , mildew and rust. Vigorous and productive. Ripens just before McIntosh. Strictly a cooking apple. Originated in Wisconsin, 1870s; probably seedling of Alexander. On M.7 for 2009 WORCHESTER PEARMAIN. Old English apple; found there in the mid-1800s. Intense strawberry flavor. Bright red skin, juicy white flesh. Productive. September ripening. SOLD OUT for 2008 Grafted on M.7 for 2009 YELLOW BELLFLOWER Found in New Jersey about the time George Washington was born. Large, yellow, elongated, usually more or less conic, often irregular. Excellent keeper. Very good dessert quality; excellent cooker. Not budded for 2009 Prices and Salesroom | Back to Top YELLOW TRANSPARENT Very earliest summer apple originally brought in from Russia in 1870. The original Transparent is a little yellow apple, difficult to get to finish at 2-inch diameter. Excellent sauce apple. Mom and Dad both enjoy it as an early fruit to eat out of hand. SOLD OUT FOR 2009
EXOTICS AND GOURMET VARIETIES
ALKMENE|BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING| COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN | ESOPUS SPITZENBURG| FREIHERR von BERLEPSCH | FUKUNUSHIKI| KORICHNOE| MACOUN| MELROSE| ORIN| PINK PEARL| SEKAI ICHI| SHIZUKA| SPENCER| SPIGOLD| SPIJON| SPLENDOUR | VIRGINIAGOLD | YOKO ALKMENEVery high quality new variety from the Muncheberg (East Germany) breeding program. Ripens early September, shortly before Cox's Orange Pippin.. Crisp, juicy, aromatic. Orange-red skin; medium size. Tree compact, grower-friendly. Scab-tolerant. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 BLENHEIM ORANGE Large, yellow-orange to red-orange fruit; aromatic; good flavor. Originated in England before 1750. Tip bearer; productive. Resistant to fire blight. Grafted on Bud.9 and M.7 for 2009. BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING The classic cooker of Britain; makes a pale, creamy sauce with fine tart/sweet balance. Big acidic fruit. Vigorous tree; triploid. Precocious and productive. Excellent keeper. On G.11 and G.30 for 2009. CENTENNIAL CRAB Fruit similar to Dolgo but much larger. From the University of Minnesota cross, Wealthy x Dolgo. Genetic semidwarf. Excellent flavor. Scab resistant. Very winter hardy. Not budded for 2009 CHEHALIS Scab-tolerant (not immune). Yellow apple, not especially attractive. Good flavor. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 DISCOVERY Medium to medium-small fruit, ripening 10 days before Paulared. Attractive red, often overlaid with scarf skin. Good flavor for eating out of hand. Smallish tree; moderately productive. Not budded for 2009 ELLISON'S ORANGE English. Red striped fruit, yellow undercolor. Excellent flavor -- sweet and aromatic. From the Cox's Orange Pippin X Calville Blanc cross. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 ELSTAR Early autumn apple; very high quality. On G.16 for 2009 ERWIN BAUER Seedling of Duchess of Oldenburg, but its fine flavor so much resembles Cox's Orange Pippin that Cox is regarded as probable pollen parent. Introduced in eastern Germany in 1928. Ripening late autumn; good keeper. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 FANTASJA New introduction from the Polish apple breeding program. Very hardy. High quality. Not budded for 2009 FREIHERR von BERLEPSCH (Red Berlepsch). The classic gourmet quality apple of Germany. Rather smallish, somewhat ugly; lots of the fruit will have concentric cracking -- but der Geschmack ist SOOOO sehr gute!! SOLD OUT FOR 2009 FREYBURG A New Zealand introduction: Cox's Orange Pippin x Golden Delicious. Outstanding flavor -- not surprisingly. Small, greenish-yellow fruit with considerable russetting. Early October. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 GEEVESTON FANNY Not budded for 2009 GOLDEN NUGGET Outstanding dessert apple -- highly flavored, very sweet, aromatic. From a Golden Russet x Cox's Orange Pippin cross made at the Kentville, Nova Scotia station in 1932; introduced in1964. Small golden yellow fruit, often streaked with russet. Precocious and productive on smallish tree. Not budded for 2009 HAWAII Large yellow fruit with exotic flavor. Low chilling. Not budded for 2009 HARDY CUMBERLAND Especially suited for the South. Vigorous, productive. Not budded for 2009 HOKUTO A Japanese cross of Fuji X Mutsu. Ripens about 2 weeks before Fuji. Large yellow fruit, often with pink stripes. Not budded for 2009 HOLIDAY High quality late season introduction from Ohio State. Jonathan x Macoun. Bright, shiny red fruit, medium size, ripening just after Golden Delicious. SOLD OUT FOR 2009
HOLSTEIN PIPPIN Almost seems a king-sized version of Cox's Orange Pippin (which was its seed parent). Triploid. Very high quality. Grower-friendly tree; considerable tolerance to scab. Ripens about with Delicious. SOLD OUT for 2008 SOLD OUT FOR 2009
HUDSON'S GOLDEN GEM Outstanding dessert apple; very rich, pear-like flavor when well-grown. Medium-sized russetted fruit, usually with many small cracks. Foliage is unusually attractive -- dark, emerald green, very long leaves; scab-tolerant. Grower-friendly tree. Generally shy cropper. Fencerow seedling discovered in Oregon in 1931. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 KANDIL SINAP Our only variety of Turkish origin. Skin color and finish much like Opalescent -- glowing cream-colored with bright pink blush. Unusual cylindrical shape. Compact tree; productive. Not budded for 2009 KARMIJN DE SONNEVILLE. Intense apple flavor & aroma come from the Cox's Orange Pippin X Jonathan cross. Bright, orange-red fruit. Fine winter keeper. Ripens mid-September. Triploid. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 KIDD'S ORANGE RED Very high quality, close to its mother, Cox's Orange Pippin. Appearance similar to that of Delicious, the male parent. Medium-large fruit; excellent quality. Midseason maturity. On Malling 7 for 2009 KORICHNOE Old Russian variety with great flavor. Not budded for 2009 LAXTON'S SUPERB. Medium-large fruit; greenish-yellow, dull red mottling. Tender, juicy flesh; Cox flavor. From the Wyken Pippin x Cox's Orange Pippin cross; English, 1890s. On M.9 and G.16 for 2009 LORD'S SEEDLING Late summer ripening; late August at Geneva. Very winter hardy. Fruit large. Productive. Not budded for 2009 MACOUN Superb eating. Very precocious and productive; tends to get into biennial bearing. Heavy thinning is usually needed. Winter hardy. From the Cornell-Geneva breeding program: McIntosh x Jerseyblack. . Grafted on Bud.9 for 2009. MELROSE A high quality winter keeper introduced by Ohio State University: Delicious x Jonathan. . Rather unattractive dark red -- looks like a generic apple. Large apples--typically 3-inch+. Very productive. Pick about 10 days after Delicious. Excellent keeper. Grower-friendly tree. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 MELROUGE Red sport of Melrose -- slightly smaller, brilliant red finish, otherwise the same. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 MILLER'S RED A Delicious-type seedling found by Mr. Elwood Miller. Not budded for 2009 MOLLIE'S DELICIOUS Not a cardboard Delicious, but an entirely different variety, bred at Rutgers. Very large apple, ripening in mid-August in Geneva. SOLD OUT FOR 2009for 2009 NIAGARA A Cornell-Geneva introduction from the 1960s. Nice quality early apple. Susceptible to fire blight. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 NITTANY A high quality seedling of York Imperial. Very similar to York, but larger, more productive, somewhat better dessert quality; flesh browns more slowly than York; better keeper; less problem with cork spot. Not budded for 2009 OZARK GOLD Typey yellow apple ripening about 10 days before Golden Delicious. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 PERRINE GIANT TRANSPARENT A tetraploid sport of the classic Yellow Transparent. Fruit usually borne singly; much larger than the old Transparent, but flavor the same. Tree a natural semidwarf; much less subject to fire blight. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 PATRICK GOLD On G.30 for 2009 RAZER RUSSET A beautiful all-russet sport of Golden Delicious. Because of the russetting, Razor tends to be a trifle sweeter with a richer flavor than regular Goldens. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 REDFLESH SOLD OUT FOR 2009 REINETTE ZABERGAU Outstanding dessert quality -- intense flavor, stong sweet/tart balance, Excellent storage. Triploid. Productive. Originated in Germany in late 1800s. Bronzed russet finish. Grafted on M.7 for 2009. SENSHU A seedling of Fuji, ripening 3 to 5 weeks earlier. Similar to Fuji but smaller; tree considerably easier to train. Fine flavor; good keeping quality. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 SEKAI ICHI A very large Japanese apple Delicious x Golden Delicious. Very good, sweet flavor. Not budded for 2009 SHINSEI An older (1948) introduction from Japanese breeders: Golden Delicious x Early McIntosh. September ripening. Sweet, low-acid; fine-textured, crisp, juicy. Fruit greenish-yellow, medium size. Vigorous and productive. Not budded for 2009 SPENCER Very high quality; crisp and juicy. Ripens about 3 weeks after McIntosh. Very winter hardy. From the Agriculture Canada breeding program at Summerland, BC, a McIntosh x Golden Delicious cross (1959). SOLD OUT FOR 2009 SPIGOLD A triploid Golden Delicious x Northern Spy hybrid introduced by the Geneva station. A huge apple with magnificent flavor -- a gorgeous combinatin of its parents. Looks a lot like a giant Northern Spy. Earlier bearing than Spy, much more productive, somewhat less prone to bitter pit. Very vigorous; requires limb-spreading for best results. On Bud.9 for 2009 SPIJON Another high quality Geneva introduction (1968), this Red Spy x Monroe cross was originally intended for the processing grower. We see it as a fine eating apple, unfortunately neglected. Productive. Not budded for 2009 SPLENDOUR (That's New Zealand spelling -- leave out the "u" if you'll feel better!) Almost immune to fire blight -- by far the most blight-resistant variety yet tested at Geneva. Beautiful carmine-red apples ripening with Mutsu; fabulous winter keeper. Sweet, very low acid. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 SPOKANE BEAUTY (Jumbo) SOLD OUT FOR 2009 STURMER PIPPIN Found in England in early 1800s. Orange blush; medium size. Late October ripening. Not budded for 2009 SUNDOWNER® Very, very late ripening. Sister of Pink Lady = Golden Delicious x Lady Williams. From Western Australia breeding program. High quality -- some consider better than Pink Lady. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 TSUGARU Major dessert variety in Japan. Very sweet. Not budded for 2009 TYDEMAN'S LATE ORANGE Yet another spendid Cox's Orange Pippin hybrid -- Laxton Superb x Cox's Orange Pippin (and Laxton Superb's pollen parent was Cox!!). Intensely rich apple flavor -- even stronger than Cox; very aromatic. Excellent storage. Purplish-red skin, yellow flesh. Medium size. Vigorous and productive. SOLD OUT FOR 2009 VIRGINIAGOLD A beautiful winter-keeper from Dr. George Oberle's breeding program at Virginia Tech. Late harvest (about Oct. 25 at Geneva). Like most keepers, Virginiagold must be ripened in storage for a couple of months. Keeps in the garage until March. On G.11, G.30 and Bud.9 for 2009 YOUNG AMERICA Not budded for 2009 |