Monthly Archive for: ‘June, 2013’

  • Chandler

    Chandler

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    Also known as: Winter Chandler, Chandler’s Red An apple which originated in Chelmsford, Massachusetts in the early 1800’s. Fruit is medium to large, roundish to slightly flattened, with pale yellow skin colorfully splashed and striped with dull red. Flesh is greenish-white to yellow, firm, crisp …

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  • Catawba

    Catawba

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    Another of the many wonderful heritage apples rediscovered by devoted apple hunter, Tom Brown. Although the date and area of origin is unknown, it probably arose in North Carolina in the mid-1800’s. The apple was described in an 1861 catalog from the Fruitland Nursery of …

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  • Carter's Blue

    Carter’s Blue

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    Also known as: Lady Fitzpatrick, Patton, Alabama Pearmain(?) Carter’s Blue was first grown in the 1840’s by Colonel Carter of Mount Meigs Depot, Alabama. The fruit is very attractive with a bluish color due to its heavy bloom. Once thought to be extinct, this wonderful …

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  • Carolina Pippin

    Carolina Pippin

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    This apple is believed to be an old North Carolina variety but its origin is unclear. In 1995, a very old tree thought to be well over one hundred years old was discovered by our good friend and fellow apple collector, Maurice Marshall of Pinnacle, …

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  • Cannon Pearmain

    Cannon Pearmain

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    Also known as: Alpian, Red Cannon, Green Cannon, Anderson, Cannon First mentioned in literature in 1804, Cannon Pearmain is a fine all-purpose apple suitable for fresh eating, drying, cooking, and cider making. Like many long-keeping varieties, it improves greatly after several weeks in storage. It …

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  • Canada Red

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    Also known as: Bristol, Canada Redstreak, Nonesuch, Nonsuch, Old Nonsuch, Red Canada, Red Winter, Richfield Nonsuch, Steele’s Red Winter, Steel’s Red, Winter Nonsuch We are uncertain about the origin of Canada Red but it probably arose in New England in the early 1800’s. It is …

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  • Calvin

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    According to history, Calvin was brought from Virginia to Kentucky over a hundred years ago. It was highly popular as a cider and brandy apple, but is also a fine, fresh eating apple. Jim Lawson of Lawson’s Nursery in Georgia sold this variety for years. …

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  • Calville Blanc

    Calville Blanc

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    Also known as: Calville Blanc d’Hiver, White Winter Calville A high quality classic French dessert apple dating to the 16th century. Its origin is unclear but is possibly of either French or German descent. It is a variety often seen in classic paintings of the …

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  • Burning Green

    Burning Green

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    Also known as: Burling Green, Burner Green(?) According to apple collector Lee Calhoun, Burning Green is probably the same apple as Burner Green, a variety first mentioned in 1868 by the Illinois Horticultural Society. This apple was located in Mitchell County, North Carolina by Calhoun. …

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  • Burgundy

    Burgundy

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    This is not an heirloom variety apple, but is a fine apple for the home orchard that receives little attention. It was raised at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, NY in 1974. A very fine dessert apple with what has described …

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