Monthly Archive for: ‘July, 2013’

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  Black Limbertwig

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  A medium to large apple, deep dark red in color. First exhibited at the 1914 meeting of the Georgia Horticultural Society where it was described as being very resistant to fungal diseases. Spicy and aromatic with rich, juicy, yellow flesh. Makes excellent cider and apple …

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  Liberty

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  Described as the most trouble-free of all apples, Liberty is the result of years of work by fruit breeders to develop an apple that would free growers from the endless rounds of repetitive spraying. Released in 1978 by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, …

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  Lewis Green

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  First mentioned in 1877 at a meeting of the American Pomological Society and, according to a 1904 description, originated in Watauga County, North Carolina. Some orchards in Madison County, NC, still raise this apple. Fruit is large with greenish-yellow skin sometimes with a slight red …

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• Lawver

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  Also known as: Lawyer, Delaware Winter, Black Spy, Delaware Red Winter, Louver This apple was named for the noted Illinois pomologist, A.M. Lawver, but other details of its history are confusing. One source attributes its origin to an old Indian orchard in Kansas. Another source …

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  Late Strawberry

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  Also known as: Autumn Strawberry, Fall Strawberry, English Strawberry Late Strawberry originated around 1848 in Aurora, New York, and was quite popular and widely sold by many southern nurseries. It is a most attractive apple and considered one of the best dessert apples available. It …

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  Lady

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  Also known as: Lady Apple, Pomme d’Api, Christmas Apple, Lady’s Finger, Petit Api, Pomme Rose, Lady Sweet, Wax Apple A famous old apple dating back hundreds of years and one of the first European apples brought to America. Believed to have originated in the Forest …

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• Lacy

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  Listed in two Virginia nursery catalogs in the late 1800’s, Lacy is believed to be of North Carolina origin. It is described as good for fresh eating, canning, cooking, and drying. Fruit is medium or smaller with greenish-yellow skin blushed and striped with red on …

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• Knobbed Russet

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  Also known as: Knobby Russet, Old Maid’s Winter, Winter Russet, Winter Apple There’s only one way to adequately describe this apple – it’s just plain ugly! Often said to look more like a potato than an apple, Knobbed Russet originated in Sussex, England in 1819. …

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  Kinnaird’s Choice

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  Also known as: Red Winter Cluster, Kennard, Black Winesap, Kinnard A famous old apple well adapted to growing in the South. The apple originated on the farm of Michael Kinnaird of Franklin, Tennessee in 1855 and is believed to be a cross of Limbertwig x …

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  King Solomon

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  Also known as: Solomon An old Georgia apple originating before the Civil War and once sold by the Forest Nursery of Fairview, Kentucky. Other details of its history are unknown. The apple is medium-sized with yellowish-orange skin with stripes and splashes of red. The coarse …

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