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A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Maiden Blush Apple on G.210 (Spring 2027)
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A multi-purpose American heirloom . Also known as Vestal, Lady Blush.
Moderately susceptible to fireblight, Maiden Blush is an otherwise healthy and productive tree. It is vigorous and precocious with an upright-spreading habit. Like many heirlooms, it tends to biennialism and will benefit from diligent pruning and thinning.
This apple lives up to its name: its delicate, yellow skin is blushed pretty pink. Ripening late summer, the flesh is tender and crisp with an intense acidity that mellows at full maturity. These apples are suitable for fresh eating, sauce, baking, or cider. The flesh does not yellow, making it a great apple for salads and drying. Maiden Blush stores well for at least two months.
Maiden Blush was commonly cultivated in the early 1800's. Named by Samuel Allinson of Burlington, NJ, it was described by Coxe in 1817. It was already a popular variety in Philadelphia and New York at that date.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, cider, baking, storage, sauce
Cider classification: sweet
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: New Jersey
Introduced in: late 1700's
Introduced by: Samuel Allinson
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 7
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.210 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 12'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Fireblight: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (40% of Standard)
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