A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Autumn Crisp Apple on G.969 (Spring 2025)
An explosively crisp, mid-season apple bred in Geneva, NY. Also known as NY674.
The tree is upright-spreading, vigorous, and productive. This cultivar is susceptible to fireblight.
This apple is flushed a pinkish red over yellow. It ripens a few days after McIntosh, and the flesh is crunchy - with a similar explosive crispness to Honeycrisp. Having Golden Delicious as one of its parents, it has a similar honeyed sweetness, but a better acid balance. When cut, the apple is slow to oxidize (brown), making it an excellent addition to salads and cheese plates.
Autumn Crisp, formerly known as NY674, comes from the Cornell breeding program in Geneva, NY. It is a cross of Golden Delicious and Monroe. Autumn Crisp has itself been crossed with Braeburn to produce RubyFrost.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, sauce
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Golden Delicious x Monroe (Jonathan x Rome Beauty)
Origin: Geneva, NY
Introduced in: 2009
Introduced by: NYSAES
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 20 (approximate, in New York State) + 5 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.969 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Semi-Dwarf (45% 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
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Semi-Dwarf (45% of Standard)
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