A highly flavored, late-season dessert apple, perfect for organic production.
Priscilla Apple on G.210 (Spring 2027)
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A flavorful, disease-resistant modern cultivar. Also known as Co-op 4.
Priscilla is resistant to scab, fireblight, and CAR. It is reliably productive, spreading and vigorous. This is a great trouble-free tree for the back yard or home orchard.
The fruit is medium-sized, blushed bright red over yellow. The flesh is white and coarse with a distinctive, rich flavor. Some tasters note a licorice tang. Priscilla will store well for around two months.
Priscilla is a mid-season release from the Purdue, Rutgers, and Illinois Universities breeding program. The name, starting with PRI, refers to this program, which has also produced Pristine, William's Pride, and Enterprise. This apple originates in a 1961 cross of Starking Delicious. It was introduced in 1972.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Disease-Resistant, Dessert
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking, sauce
Storage duration: one to three months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Starking Delicious x 610-2
Origin: Lafayette, IN
Introduced in: 1972
Introduced by: Purdue, Rutgers, and Illinois Universities
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 15 (approximate, in New York State) + 0 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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Apple Scab: Resistant
Cedar-Apple Rust: Resistant
Fireblight: Resistant
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)
Pollination Partners
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