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A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Black Oxford Apple on G.210 (Spring 2026)
A cold-hardy and disease-resistant heirloom apple from America. Also known as Black Apple, Oxford Black, Rock.
Black Oxford trees can live to be over 100 years old, but they do crop heavily and tend to biennialism if not well maintained. This tree is very winter hardy with good general disease and insect resistance.
A sweet and dense apple with a complex flavor, Black Oxford is one of our favorites here at Cummins Nursery. This medium-sized apple is a very dark purplish red, almost black, with a distinctive bluish bloom. The flesh is greenish-white and hard, with a balanced flavor that matures in storage. It will keep all winter, and it is a great all-purpose apple, good for fresh eating, baking, and cider.
Black Oxford is an antique American apple that was first discovered as a seedling by Nathaniel Haskell in Oxford County, Maine, in the late 1700s. DNA testing has identified the parents as Hunt Russet and Blue Pearmain.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Disease-Resistant, Cold-Hardy, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, cider, baking
Cider classification: sweet
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: purple
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Hunt Russet x Blue Pearmain
Origin: Oxford County, Maine
Introduced in: 1790s
Introduced by: Nathaniel Haskell
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 3 - 6
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Nov 10 (approximate, in New York State) + 56 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.210 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Cedar-Apple Rust: Very Resistant
Fireblight: Resistant
Apple Scab: Resistant
Powdery Mildew:
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 4
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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SF 24.03-4; Hayts 91.2-4; PG 4.34
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