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Comparison Chart of Apple Varieties Grown [Reference: Old Southern Apples, Creighton Lee Calhoun, Jr.]

Variety Photos

Description, History, and

Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /

Texture Uses Eat Keep Cook Dry Cider

Bearing

Tendency

May

Middle ages, very old apple.

Valued for Early Ripening. 1300 Yellow Good

May-

June

Soft. Very

Tart. Cook x Medium

Anna

Origin Israel. Extremely young

bearer. Good taste and stores

well for an early apple. Good

for deep South. Blooms Early.

Planting Anna and Dorsett

together works well. Gold

Delicious parentage. Most

popular variety in Florida. <1959

Green-Yellow-

Red Very Good

June-

July

Crisp. Sweet

to mildly tart.

Eat, pies,

sauce x x Heavy.

Early Harvest

Origin New York. Grows on all

soils. High yield, early bearing,

grows fast. Eating, sauce, and

cooking apple. <1800 Yellow Very good

June-

July

Somewhat

firm/crisp.

Tart. Eat, sauce x x Very Heavy

Pristine

Origin United States. Early

disease resistant variety. Early

bearer. Heavy bearing. A very

good tasting early apple. Good

pollinator. 1950 Green-Yellow

Good. (scab-

good.

mildew, fire

blight, CAR -

some

susceptibility

June-

July

Crisp. Tart to

sweet. Eat. x Very heavy.

Aunt Rachel

Origin North Carolina. Ripens

over several weeks in July.

Wide angled limb structure

making it easy to train. One of

the best early apples.

Yellow-red

stripes. Good. July Mildly tart. Eat, cook. x x Medium


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Dorsett

Origin Bahamas. Good taste

and stores well for early apple.

Good for deep South. Blooms

Early. Good pollinator.

Descendant of Golden

Delicious. Planting Anna and

Dorsett together works well.

Fruits extremely early (2 yrs).

Self-fertile. 1950 Yellow-red Good

June-

July

Crisp. Sweet

to mildly tart. Eat, cook. x x Heavy

(Carolina) Red

June

Origin South Carolina. Widely

planted and depended on by

Southerners in the past. It was

the early apple Southerners

depended on for several reasons

including: good eating for an

early apple, ripens over a month

period, keeps several weeks (good

for an early apple), relatively

resistant to diseases (exception -

apple scab, CAR). Has unique

quality of occasionally blooming a

second time and producing a

second harvest of apples in the

fall. Grows well on/in variety of

soils and climates. Heavy

producer. <1800 Red Good

June /

July

Tender. Mild

tart.

Eat,

cook,sauc

e x x Very heavy.

Hollow Log

Origin North Carolina. Name

derived from fact that it was

seedling found growing near

Hollow Logs. Late bloomer,

heavy producer, strong

grower. Crisp, aromatic, sweet-

spicy. One nursery claimed

that wherever known this

apple is considered to be the

best is cultivation. Good for

eating and cooking. <1920 Yellow Good

Jun-

Aug

Crisp. Sweet-

spicy. Eat, cook. x x Heavy


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

William's

Favorite

Origin Massachusetts.

Adaptable to most growing

conditions. Resistance to fire

blight. Bright red summer

apple that resembles Red

Delicious. 1750 Red

Very Good.

Fire Blight

resistant. July

Firm. Mildly

sweet. Eat, cook. x x

Horse

Old favorite. Many old farm

sites have a Horse apple tree.

Widely planted and depended

on by Southerners in the past.

Good pollinator. Unique taste.

Versatile apple with many

uses: eating, cooking, cider,

vinegar. Must have apple for

a Heritage Apple Orchard. 1800 yellow Good.

July-

Aug Soft. Very tart.

Cook,

cider,

vinegar,

eat x x Heavy.

American

Summer

Pearmain

Origin: Probably New Jersey

origin. Very good eating early

apple and apple sauce apple.

Grew throughout South on

variety of soils. 1817 Red-Green.

Fair

(susceptible

Fire Blight)

July-

Aug

Crisp, juicy,

aromatic.

Mostly sweet

to mild tart.

Eating,

cooking

Sauce,

dry. x x x Heavy

Mary Reid

Origin North Carolina. Good

eating, cooking and dries well.

<1945

? Red-green. Good

Jul-

Sept Tart.

Eat, cook,

dry. x x x Medium

Ginger Gold

Origin Virginia. Known as the

apple that hurricane Camille

brought forth as it was found 1960? Yellow Good. Aug

Crisp/crunchy

Tart-Sweet Eat, cook. x x Heavy

Mollies

Delicious

Very productive. Good

pollinizer. Low chill apple. Not

related to Red Delicious. Very 1900? Red Good Aug

Crisp. Sweet-

tart.

Eat, cook,

can. x x Heavy


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Cauley

Origin Mississippi. One tree

was said to produce more than

1 ton of apples every year.

Great eating, drying, and

cooking apple. Large fruit

weighing well over 1 lb in some

cases. Fire blight resistant

when mature. Spur bearer. <1860

Yellow-red

striped. Good

Aug-

Sept

(mid

July

cook)

Crisp. Mild

sweet.

Eat,

Cooking x x x Very Heavy.

Hewe's Crab

Origin Virginia. Widely

considered the best cider apple

gown in the South yielding a

dry cider of unsurpassed flavor

that will keep all winter.

Thomas Jefferson grew and

used Hewe's Crab for cider. <1717 Red Striped Good

Aug-

Sep

Firm.

Astringent. Cider x Heavy

Golden

Delicious

Origin: West Virginia. Great

tasting, great pollinator, very

heavy bearer. Must have

apple for any Orchard. The

taste of this apple picked at

just the right time (a little early

is better) is hard to match. It

tastes nothing like a purchased

version of the apple. Thought

to be a seedling of Grimes

Golden. Progenitor of many

other great apples. Good

disease resistance. Just a great

apple. 1914 Yellow Very good.

Aug-

Sept

Crisp. Sweet

Spicy Eat, cook. x x Very Heavy


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Hunge

Origin North Carolina. Wide

adaptability even growing in

coastal areas. Bears young.

Highly thought of apple in the

past that was almost lost as it

is thought to have been only 1

tree in existence as of 1987. 1700 red Very good.

Aug-

Sept

Crispy.

Sweet/tart/

hint of wine.

Eating,

cooking

drying,

brandy. x x Heavy.

Red Jonathon

Origin Michigan? Bright red,

crisp, tart but well-balanced.

Great eating apple. Also good

for ciders, juices, sauces, pies,

and freezing. Partially self

fertile. Widely adaptable to

soil types. Zones 4-8. Grows

well in South but considered

Heritage mid west apple. 1826 Bright Red Very Good

Aug/

Sept

Crisp. Sweet

to tart.

Eating,

cooking x x x x Very heavy.

Red Rebel

Origin Virginia. Very

productive and disease

resistant. Beautiful apples

described as the prettiest

apple by some. Excellent

eating apple. 1850 Red Very good.

Aug-

Sept

Crisp. Mild

sweet. Eating x Very heavy.

Summer

Banana

Origin South Carolina. Great

tasting apple. Hint of banana

flavor. 1890 Yellow Good.

Aug-

Sept

Firm. Very

sweet.

Eat and

cook. x x


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Magnum

Bonum

Origin North Carolina. Grown

from seedling of Hall Apple.

Per Calhoun on everybody's list

of Top 10 greatest Southern

apples. Sets standard as a fall

apple. Widely adaptable to

growing condition.

Commercial apple at one time.

Susceptible to CAR. Excellent

dessert apple, good eating

apple, good keeper. 1828 Light red.

Good

(susceptible to

CAR)

Aug-

Oct

Crisp. Mildly

sweet. Eat, cook. x x Heavy.

Dula Beauty

Origin North Carolina.

Originated from Limbertwig

seeds. Adapted to all growing

conditions from mountains to

coast, strong and vigorous.

Bears heavily. Large fruit.

Possibly same as Coffey

Seedling which originated from

seeds of Red Limbertwig.

late

1800's Red Good Sept

Crisp. Mildly

sweet to

mildly tart. Eat. x Heavy

Empire

Origin New York. Red

DeliciousxMcIntosh parentage.

Disease resistant to Blight and

Rust. Popular commercial

variety. Good eating apple.

Keeps well until March. 1945 Red Good. Sept Crisp. Sweet.

Eating,

cooking x x Heavy.

Esopus

Spitzenberg

Origin: New York. Thomas

Jefferson's favorite apple.

Outstanding eating apple but

susceptible to apple scab,

collar rot, fire blight. It won

many apple tasting contests. <1800 Red Poor. Sept

Crisp. Mildly

sweet to

mildly tart. Eating. x Medium.


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Gala

Origin: New Zealand. One of

the most widely grown

varieties. Ranked #2 most

popular US apple in 2006.

Can be grown in South (600

chill hours). Cross between

Kidd's Orange and Golden

Delicious. Fresh Gala apples

are much better than the store

bought version. 1930 Red Good. Sept Firm. Sweet. Eat. x Heavy

Graniwinkle

Origin: New Jersey. Named

for the farmer that first

cultivated it. Good for fresh

eating, cider, and cooking. 1817 Red. Good Sept

Crunchy.

Sweet.

Eating,

cooking

cider. x x x Heavy.

Grimes Golden

Origin: West Virginia. So great is

this apple that a granite

monument exists in West

Virginia to honor it. Considered

an all time American best. Good

keeper, heavy bearer, good

disease resistance, tastes great.

Widely grown. Thought to be a

progenitor of the great Golden

Delicious. A must have variety.

Self-fertile. Excellent pollinizer.

Many say the Grimes has a

better flavor than the Golden

Del. 1790 Yellow Very Good. Sept

Firm. Sweet,

spicy.

Eat, cook,

Dry,

Cider. x x x x Heavy

Honeycrisp

Origin: University of

Minnesota. Parents include

Keepsake and Golden

Delicious. Keeps until April.

Commercial variety. Great

tasting apple. 1960 Red - yellow Good Sept

Crisp/crunchy

Sweet.

Eating,

storage x x


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Jonafree

Origin Illinois. Disease

resistant, heavy bearer,

vigorous. Keeps 10 weeks. 1965 Red Very good Sept

Crisp. Sweet

to tart. Eat, cider. x Heavy

Liberty

Origin New York. Heavy

bearer, great tasting, good

pollinator. Many say this is the

most trouble free variety. A

truly great apple and tree.

Stores well. At TCO Liberty

has produced year after year

without spraying. 1955 Red

Very

Good/Best Sept

Firm/crunchy.

Sweet, winey

flavor.

Eat.

Cider.

Cooking x x x

Extremely

heavy.

Limbertwig,

Victoria

Origin Tennessee. Weeping

type. Rated as top apple for

fresh eating. Stores 1-2

months. <1860 Red Very good. Sept Crisp. Sweet.

Eating,

cider,

cook,

sauces,

pies. x x x Heavy.

Cripps Pink

(Pink Lady)

Origin Australia. Cripps Pink is

an apple cultivar from which

apples meeting certain

standards can be sold as Pink

Lady. Parents are Lady

Williams x Golden Delicious.

Pink Lady is trademarked Apple

from a Cripps Pink apple tree

variety. Cripps Pink requires a

very long growing season.

Good storage apple. 1973

Pink-green

undertones. Good Sep

Crisp. Sweet -

slightly tart.

Eating,

keeping,

cooking,

sauces. x x Heavy.

Smokehouse

Origin Pennsylvania. Grows

well on clays. Excellent

cooking and good eating apple.

Very flavorful. Susceptible to

Cedar Apple Rust and Fire

Blight. Can be bi-ennial bearer.

Original tree grew beside a

Smokehouse. <1836

Green/Yellow

striped red. Good Sept

Firm/crisp.

Mild sweet to

sweet-spicy. Eat, cook. x x


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Sops of Wine

Origin: England. Grows well in

South. Early apple. Annual

bearer. <1855 Red-yellow. Good Sept

Firm.

Aromatic, Mild

sweet.

Eat, cook,

cider. x x x Heavy.

Winesap,

Stayman

Origin Kansas. Another

progeny of Winesap. Stayman

came from seeds of the

Winesap. Good tasting,

disease resistant, keeps well. 1866 Red Very good. Sept

Firm/crisp.

Mildly tart,

tangy.

Eat, cook,

cider,

juice. x x x Heavy.

Blacktwig

Origin: Arkansas or Tennessee.

Much controversy surrounded

origin. Most likely another

Winesap seedling. Grows well

on any soil type. Very good

fresh eating apple. Keeps well.

Resistant to fire blight and

Cedar Apple Rust. Very good

all purpose apple for eating,

drying, cooking or cider. 1800 Red-Green. Good.

Sept-

Oct

Firm, juicy.

Mildly tart to

mildly sweet.

Eating,

cooking,

cider. x x x Medium

Buckingham

Origin: uncertain (likely

Virginia). Planted for two

hundred years all over the

South. Settlers spread the tree

widely due to it's good traits

and it's tendency to sprout.



A great all purpose apple used

for eating, cooking, drying and

cider. Calhoun calls it the

"quintessential southern

apple". 1777?

Yellow-red

striped.

Good

(susceptible to

Cedar Apple

Rust)

Sept-

Oct

Crisp.

Sprightly sub

acid.

Eating,

cooking,

drying,

cider. x x x x Heavy


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Dixie Red

Delight

Origin Alabama. Very popular

in early 1900 sold widely.

Sweet, crisp, good for fresh

eating, good keeper. Probably

originated fron seed of a

Yellow Transparent. Vigorous.

Referencing Calhoun fire blight

may be a problem.

early

1900's Red

Good

(possibly

susceptible

fire blight)

Sept-

Oct

Crisp. Mildly

Sweet. Eating x Heavy.

Kinnaird's

Choice

Origin Tennessee. Grows in

South well.

LimbertwigxWinesap cross.

Origin TN. Dessert and cider

apple. A pie bakers favorite.

Said to be the finest apple

grown in Tennessee at one

time. 1843 Red Very good.

Sept-

Oct

Firm. Mildly

tart to sweet.

Eating,

cooking. x x x Heavy

Mutzu

Origin Japan. Cross Indo and

Golden Delicious. Bears

abundant crops. Great tasting,

spicy. Origin Japan. Keeps

well. Good for cooking. 1949 Green Good

Sept-

Oct

Crisp. Sweet-

tart. Spicy.

Eating,

cook. x Heavy.

Red Delicious

(Hawkeye)

Origin Iowa. The progenitor of

the well known Red Delicious.

The Hawkeye delicious is a

seedling from a Yellow

Bellflower. It is immensely

more flavorful than the store

bought sport. Because of its

beauty, fine eating qualities,

hardiness and productiveness,

this variety displaced almost all

the other commercial apples. <1870 Red. Good

Sept-

Oct Crisp. Sweet. Eat. x Heavy.


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Roxbury Russet

Origin Massachusetts. A russet

apple. Widely grown across

the South. Widely known as a

great Cider apple. The oldest

American Apple said to have

arrived with the Pilgrims in

Roxbury, Massachusetts. <1649

Dull green /

russeted. Very Good.

Sept/

Oct

Firm/mild

sweet.

Eating,

cider,

cook. x x x

Heavy.

Annual.

Virginia Beauty

Origin Virginia. Excellent

eating apple. Grows well on

poor soils including clay. One

of the most beautiful apples.

Adapted to much of the South. 1810 Red

Good

(resistant to

fire blight)

Sept/

Oct

Mild sweet to

sweet.

Eating,

cooking. x x Medium

Mattamuskeet

Origin North Carolina.

Legendary keeper that is said

to have been stored outdoors

and last until May or June.

Considered the best winter

apple for the low county. May

hang on tree till November. <1888 Red

Good

(susceptible to

CAR)

Sept/l

ater

Firm. Slightly

tart improving

in storage.

Keeper,

cooking,

eating. x x x Heavy

American

Golden Russet

Origin New Jersey or New York.

Good keeper. Delicious eating

apple with complex sweet-tart

flavor. Old American Apple.

High sugar content makes it a

good cider apple . Good drying

apple. <1800

Russet-Green

/Yellow

Good

(susceptible

CAR)

Sept-

Nov

Crisp-

crunchy/firm.

Very sweet.

Cider, Eat,

dry. x x x x x

Moderate.

Tip bearer.

Virginia Gold

Origin Virginia. Cross

Albemarle Pippin and Golden

Delicious (two all time greats).

Store for a few months for

peak distinctive flavor. Great

for pies. Becoming popular

rapidly because of distinctive

taste. 1976 Yellow

Good

(susceptible

CAR) Oct

Crisp. Tart to

mild sweet.

Eating,

cooking,

cider. x x x


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Enterprise

Great tasting extremely

disease resistant apple.

Parents include McIntosh,

Golden Delicious, and Rome

Beauty. Store 3-6 months in

refrigeration. Has been called

a disease resistant Winesap

type apple. 1999 Red

Very Good -

never any

issues at TCO. Oct

Crisp/Firm.

Sweet to

mildly tart and

mildly spicy.

Eat,

storage,

cooking. x x x Heavy.

Goldrush

Pollinator. Modern disease

resistant variety. Disease

resistant (scab and mildew).

Tart tang sweetens with age.

Fruits early. Keep 8 months in

refrigeration. Derived from

Golden Delicious. 1999 Green-Yellow

Good

(susceptible

CAR) Oct

Firm/Crisp.

Tart - sweet.

Eating,

cider. x x x Very heavy.

Johnson

Keeper

Origin North Carolina. Good

eating and storage apple. red Very good. Oct Crisp. Tart.

Eating.

Storage. x x

Joseph Apple

Origin Yugoslavia. Beautiful

red disease resistant apple.

Good for eating, cooking.

Stores well. Red Very Good. Oct

Firm. Mild

sweet.

Eating,

cook. x x

Limbertwig,

Black

Origin Georgia. Very resistant

to diseases. Prized for cider

and apple butter. Good

keeper. This is a great tasting

apple. <1914 Red-Green. Very good. Oct

Crisp. Sweet

to tart.

Eat, cider,

cook,

keeping. x x x Heavy.

Limbertwig,

Red Royal

One of best apples for fresh

eating, apple butter, and cider.

Keeps well. Red Very good. Oct Crisp. Sweet.

Eating,

cooking,

cider. x x x x

Limbertwig,

Royal

Very good Limbertwig variety.

Grows well in South. Sold

widely by old Southern

nurseries. Good for apple

butter. Good eating. 1860 Green-Red Very Good Oct Firm. Sweet.

Eating,

apple

butter. x x Heavy.


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Limbertwig,

Swiss

Origin Kentucky? Maroon

colored. Grown by Swiss

settlers. Very good taste,

extremely crisp.

Maroon-

green. Very good. Oct Crisp. Sweet. Eating. x Heavy.

Limbertwig,

Brushy

Mountain

Origin North Carolina. Great

eating and keeping apple. Will

keep until June. A commercial

variety at one time.

unkno

wn Red-yellow. Very good.

Octob

er

Crisp. Juicy

unique

aromatic

flavor. Eat, keep. x x Heavy

Newtown

Pippin

(Albemarle

Pippin)

Origin England. Calhoun calls

this one of the truly great

Southern apples. A very

interesting history has this apple

being sent to Benjamin Franklin

while in London. England

developed such a taste for the

apple that it became an

important export. Susceptible to

fire blight and bitter rot.

Requires high fertility soil to do

well. Taste improves greatly in

storage. Great keeper. Keeps

until March in a cellar. <1666 Yellow Good Oct

Crisp.

Aromatic,

mildly sweet.

Eat,

storage,

cook,

cider x x x x Medium

Ralls Janet

Origin Virginia. Good eating,

good keeper. Said to do well

on clay soils. Bears heavily

every year. Often called

neverfail due to its blooming

late and escaping late frosts..

A parent of Fuji. It is

susceptible to fire blight.

Yellow-red fruit color. <1790 Yellow-red.

Good

(susceptible

fire blight) Oct

Crisp. Mild

sweet. Eat, keep. x x Very heavy.

Shockley

Origin Georgia. Legendary

keeper said to keep until late

summer. Widely planted and

depended on by Southerners in

the past. <1852 Red Good.

Octob

er

Crisp. Mild

sweet to

sweet. Storage. x x x x x

Heavy.

Annual.


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Winesap, Old

Fashion

Originated New Jersey. A

favorite Old Fashion apple.



Excellent keeper. Excellent

eating. Excellent cider.

Excellent storage. Grows in all

soils including clays. Best

Winesap keeper. Important

commercial variety through

the 19th century. Flavor

improves in storage. A must

have apple for any orchard.

Not a pollinator. 1800 Dark red

Very good - no

issues at TCO.

Oct-

Nov Firm. Sweet.

Eating,

cider,

keeper. x x x Heavy.

Limbertwig,

Kentucky

Origin Kentucky. Excellent

eating and keeper. Limbertwig

taste. Weeping.

unkno

wn

Green/yellow-

red. Very good.

Oct-

Nov Firm, Crisp.

Eating,

cooking,

keeping. x x x Heavy

Limbertwig,

Levering

Origin Southwest Virginia.

Smokey Limbertwig flavor.

Weeping habit. Excellent

keeper and cider apple. Red-yellow. Very good.

Oct-

Nov

Very firm,

crunchy.

Smokey

Limbertwig

flavor.

Eat, cider,

keeper. x x x

Granny Smith

Origin Australia. Pollinator.

Very heavy bearer. Good

keeper. Fresh grown much

better than store bought. 1868 Green Good

Oct-

Nov

Crisp. Tart-

sweet.

Sauce,

juice, eat,

storage,

cook. x x x Heavy.


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Hall

Origin North Carolina. Said to

be progenitor of the Magnum

Bonum. An excellent keeper

keeping until May. Great

tasting apple. Both the tree

and fruit are small. The

combination of good fresh

eating and great keeper are a

rare combination in a southern

apple that made it very

popular at one time. <1800 Red Good

Oct/N

ov

Tender. Mild

sweet.

Eating,

storage. x x Heavy

Terry Winter

Origin Georgia. Adapted to all

growing conditions including

Southern conditions. One of

the best keeping apples.

Unique nutty flavor. <1868 Red

Very good - no

issues at TOC.

Oct-

Nov Crisp. Sweet. Eating x x Heavy.

Winesap,

Virginia

Origin Virginia. Sport of

Winesap that is darker red.

See above description for Old

Fashioned Winesap. 1922 Red Very good.

Oct-

Nov

Firm. Sweet

with a twang.

Eating,

cider,

keeper. x x x Heavy.

Arkansas Black

Origin Arkansas. Hardy,

vigorous, heavy bearer.

Disease resistant (especially

Cedar Apple Rust) (susceptible

to Apple Scab). One of the 1870

Dark red with

Black

tendency.

Very Good -

never any

issues at TCO.

(others note

susceptible to Nov

Crisp/Firm/mo

derately juicy.

Mildly sweet

to mildly tart.

Eat, cook,

keep,

juice. x x x Heavy

Limbertwig,

Red (Old

Fashioned)

Origin North Georgia. One of

oldest limbertwigs. Weeping

habit. Excellent keeper. Good

for pies, jelly and cider. Very

heavy bearer and very good

disease resistance. 1882

Red-

green/yellow

Very good -

never any

issues at TCO. Nov

Firm, crisp.

Sweet.

Pies, jelly,

cider,

eating,

keeping. x x x x Very Heavy.


Variety Photos


Orchard Opinion

Origin

Date Apple Color

Disease

Resist. Ripen

Flavor /


Bearing

Tendency

Yates

Origin Georgia. Good

pollinator. Small, old favorite,

heavy bearer, easy to grow,

good wildlife apple, very good

keeper. Grows all regions

mountains to coast. Bears

young. Will keep to April.

Another must have old apple

variety. 1844 Red

Very Good -

never any

issues at TCO. Nov

Tender.

Sweet. Eat, cider. x x x Heavy.

Keener

Origin North Carolina. One of

the latest apples. Good

eating, cooking, drying and

keeper. Apples can hang on

the tree until December. <1880 Russet. Very good.

Dec -

Oct.

Crisp. Mildly

sweet.

Eat, cook,

storage. x x x x Very Heavy

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