A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Ambrosia Apple on G.41 (Spring 2025)
A sweet, crisp apple from British Columbia.
Vigorous, upright-spreading, and reliably annual, this is a precocious and productive tree that shows some resistance to powdery mildew.
Ripening mid-late season, around the same time as Jonagold, Ambrosia is an attractive medium-sized apple. It is thin skinned, with a pinkish red flush over a yellow background. The flesh is very crisp, with a sweet, low acid, spicy flavor that has it competing with Honeycrisp and Pink Lady in supermarkets. Ambrosia stores well for up to four months and it is slow to brown after cutting. This is a great apple for snacking, salads, and it even bakes nicely.
Ambrosia originates from western Canada where it was discovered as a chance seedling in an orchard of Jonagold trees at Cawston, British Columbia. The parentage is likely Starking Delicious x Golden Delicious. It was first propagated in 1990 by Wilfred Mennell.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking, storage
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: chance seedling, possibly Starking Delicious x Golden Delicious
Origin: Canada
Introduced in: 1990s
Introduced by: Wilfred Mennell
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 9
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 22 (approximate, in New York State) + 7 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: G.41 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Powdery Mildew: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
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