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Gravenstein
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Also known as: Banks Red Gravenstein, Early Congress, Ohio Nonpareil, Sabine, Harryman, Tom Harryman, Banks A very old apple of European origin believed to have originated in the 1600’s with Duke Augustenberg of Castle Graefenstein ( Gravenstein) in Germany. It was introduced into the United …

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Posted on: 07-1-2013
Granny Smith
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Granny Smith is a fine commercial apple originating in Australia in 1868. It is one of the few all-green apples that have gained popularity in the American market. It is a good keeper and considered by many to be one of the best cooking apples, …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Graniwinkle
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Also known as: Granniwinkle Always considered a first-class cider apple, Graniwinkle is also a wonderful fresh eating apple with a rich, sweet flavor. The apple originated in New Jersey in the early 1800’s and was named for the grower who first cultivated it. Fruit is …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Gragg
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Also known as: Red Gragg, Winter Queen Originated about 1860 on the farm of James Gragg in Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was valued by North Carolina growers for its fine cooking qualities and long storage ability. The conical shaped fruit is medium sized with …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Golden Sweet
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Also known as: Golden Sweeting, Early Golden Sweet, Summer Sweet An extraordinarily sweet apple, so sweet that Lee Calhoun says the “first bite can be a shock.” It has no acid to balance the sweetness, so eating Golden Sweet can be like eating a tablespoon …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Golden Russet
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Also known as: Bullet Pippin, Fox Apple, Long Tom, “Rusty Coat” The American Golden Russet is a famous, old “Southern” apple which originated in Burlington County, New Jersey in the 1700’s. A widely versatile fruit, Golden Russet is excellent for fresh eating and drying but …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Golden Reinette
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Also known as: Golden Rennet, English Pippin, English Golden Reinette, Kirke’s Golden Reinette, Reinette Golden, Yellow German Reinette There is a lot of confusion about Golden Reinette as there are several old European apples with this name or synonyms derived from the name. Regardless, we …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Golden Pippin
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Also known as: Butter Pippin, Large Golden Pippin, Mammoth, Pound Royal, York Pippin Another of the many old American apples with an incomplete history. Known to have originated as an American apple around 1880, the original parentage is unknown. A distinct variety from the better …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Golden Pearmain
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Also known as: Clarke’s Pearmain, Yellow Pearmain A beautiful apple of obscure origin. Golden Pearmain is believed to be one of the original apples grown in Thomas Jefferson’s orchards in Monticello. The medium-sized, somewhat conical fruit has an attractive golden-orange skin, marbled and striped with …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Golden Delicious
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Also known as: Yellow Delicious A truly wonderful apple when well-grown, Golden Delicious arose as a seedling on the farm of Anderson Mullins of Clay Co., West Virginia, in 1912. It is believed to be a cross of Grimes Golden, another fine old West Virginia …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Gloria Mundi
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Also known as: Monstrous Pippin, American Mammoth, Ox Apple, Notley Pea(?) A huge apple, probably the largest apple ever grown in the United States, according to Calhoun (1995). Some apples commonly reach a pound or a pound-and-a-half. The origin of this variety is somewhat unclear. …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Gilpin
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Also known as: Carthouse, Small Romanite, Little Red Romanite, Gray Romanite, Roman Knight, Romanite of the West, Dollars and Cents, Red Romanite, Romanite, Small Red Long Keeper This popular cider and cooking apple probably originated in Virginia but this fact remains unclear. One of the …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Gano
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Also known as: Black Ben Davis, Mesa Red, Jacks Red, Ozark, Payton, Reagan, Red Ben Davis, Chesney(?) A very old apple with a very confusing history. Considered by many to be the same apple as Black Ben Davis, Gano was a very popular apple in …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Fox
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This is one of the many apples once collected and grown by the late Henry Morton of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Henry was responsible for collecting dozens of rare and lost varieties in his many years of work and is most famous for preserving the many old …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Fanny
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Originated before 1869 with Dr. John K. Eshelman of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. It is a large, well-colored apple which grows on a vigorous, productive tree. Fruit is medium to large and slightly ribbed. The thin, smooth yellow skin is mostly covered with crimson and darker …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Fall Wine
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Also known as: Hawer, House, Sweet Wine, Hower, Musk Spice, Ohio Wine, Sharpe’s Spice, Sweet Wine, Uncle Sam’s Best, Wine, Wine of Cole The true origin of this fine dessert apple is unclear, but one source says it was introduced into the west from the …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Fall Russet
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Found in a family orchard in Franklin, Michigan, the true identity remains unclear but it is thought Fall Russet may be the old apple Autumn Pomme Gris described in Downing’s 1859 masterpiece, “Fruits and Fruit Trees of America”. As described by Burford, “a small, yellowish-green …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Fall Pippin
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Also known as: Pound Pippin An old apple dating to the early 1800’s and formerly a very popular variety, especially in the Shenandoah Valley where it was favored as an early winter apple. Thought to be an American apple though true origin is unknown. Fruit …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Fall Orange
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Also known as: Holden, Hogpen, Orange, Speckled, Red Cheek The original tree was discovered before 1770 near the hog pen of Deacon Allen of Holden, Massachusetts. In 1825 it was taken to western New York where it became known as Fall Orange. Medium to large, …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013
Fallawater
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Also known as: Mountain Pippin, Green Mountain Pippin, Molly Whopper, Kelly, Fornwalder, Tulpehocken, Falder, Pound, Pim’s Beauty of the West, Walldower, Waldour, Pharawalder, Fallenwalder, Brubacker, Brubaker, Winter Blush, Benjamite, Baltimore, Pfarver, Mountain Green An old apple originating in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania before 1842 which became …

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Posted on: 06-30-2013

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