Monthly Archive for: ‘June, 2013’

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  Bunkum

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  Also known as: Buncombe(?) The origin of this mid-summer apple is a bit unclear and is often confused with Buncombe, a large red apple which originated in North Carolina. A wonderful apple for frying or applesauce. Fruit is large and blocky with uneven ribs. Smooth …

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  Buff

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  Also known as: Granny Buff, Mountain Sprout Originated in Haywood Co., North Carolina in the 1850’s with the Cherokee Indians. It was first recorded in 1854 and, along with Nickajack, another Cherokee original, became a popular commercial variety. James Fitz, writing in The Southern Apple …

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  Buckingham

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  Also known as: Bachelor, Byers, Byers Red, Blackburn, Queen, Henshaw, King, Ox-eye, Fall Queen, Fall Queen of Kentucky, Frankfort Queen, Iola, Ladies Favorite of Tennessee, Large Summer Pearmain, Ne Plus Ultra, Jackson’s Red, Lexington Queen, Merit, Equinetelee, Equinetely, Red Horse, Red Gloria Mundi, Winter Cheese, …

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  Bryson’s Seedling

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  Once believed to be extinct, this unique North Carolina apple was rediscovered several years ago by that dedicated apple hunter, Tom Brown, of Clemmons, NC. Bryson’s Seedling originated in Jackson County, NC, and was first described in a 1904 catalog from the Maryland Nursery Company …

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  Brown’s Apple

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  A vintage English cider apple which arose in south Devon in the early 1900’s. It is a very widely planted variety in Europe and is esteemed for its tangy, scented, fruity cider. The medium, dark red fruit has a crisp, clean flavor. The flesh is …

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  Brogden

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  A fine apple of the Deep South brought to our notice by our friend and fellow apple collector, Joyce Neighbors of Gadsden, Alabama. The tree originated by a roadside in southern Alabama around 1945 where a road crew took notice of this fine flavored and …

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  Bramley’s Seedling

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  An old English variety dating to the 1700’s from Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Today in Southwell there is a public house known as “The Bramley Apple.” Long considered by many apple enthusiasts as the “worlds best cooking apple”, Bramley’s Seedling quickly gained favor in this country for …

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  Blue Pearmain

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  An old apple of uncertain origin, but probably American. It was noted by the Royal Horticultural Society of London in 1893 and widely grown in New York and New England in the 19th century. A large, slightly conical fruit with red and purplish-red striping and …

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  Blenheim Orange

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  Also known as: Blenheim, Blenheimsrenett, Blooming Orange, Blenheim Pippin, Gloucester Pippin, Orange Pippin, Prince of Wales, Ward’s Pippin, Woodstock, Woodstock Pippin A very lovely apple which originated in 1740 at Woodstock near Blenheim in Oxfordshire, England. It first began to receive recognition in 1818 and …

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  Blacktwig

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  Also known as: Mammoth Blacktwig, Paragon, Twitty’s Paragon, Arkansas, Big Blacktwig, Thorpe’s Blacktwig, Pamplin’s Eclipse There is much controversy concerning the origin and true name of Blacktwig. Once thought to be a synonym of Winesap, over the years confusion has reigned regarding its relationship to …

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