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Esopus Spitzenburg
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Also known as: Spitzenburg, True Spitzenburg Originated in Esopus, New York in the 1700’s and fabled as the all-time favorite apple of Thomas Jefferson. In 1790 he ordered 12 trees from a Long Island nursery to plant at Monticello. It is believed to be a …

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Edwards’ Winter
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This North Carolina apple originated in Chatham County before 1869 in the orchard of Sampson Edwards as a seedling cross of Hall x Ralls Janet. In 1992 Lee Calhoun (1995) was taken to visit two ancient old trees planted about 1916 near Crutchfield Crossroads in …

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Early Strawberry
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Also known as: Red Strawberry, Red Juneating, Tennessee Early Red Early Strawberry is believed to have originated in New York around 1838. It is very similar in appearance to another early apple, Early Red Margaret, with the two often being mistaken. Fruit is medium sized …

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Early Redbird
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Also known as: Red Bird, Crimson Beauty In 1895 Francis P. Sharp of New Brunswick, Canada exhibited an apple called Crimson Beauty which he had been growing since 1880. In the early 1900’s, Stark Bro’s Nursery sold this apple under the trademarked name of Early …

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Early Joe
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This apple originated with Heman Chapin of Ontario County, New York around 1800. Mr. Chapin is also responsible for giving rise to Northern Spy, another truly fine apple variety. Early Joe first received recognition in 1843 at a fair exhibition in Rochester, New York. Ten …

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Early Harvest
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Also known as: Yellow June, Yellow Harvest, Yellow Juneating, Canada, French Reinette, Early July Pippin, Early June, July Pippin, Prince’s Early Harvest, Sinclair’s Yellow, Tart Bough, Prince’s Harvest, Bracken, Glass Apple Early Harvest is believed to have originated in the 1700’s in Long Island, New …

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Dunkerton Late Sweet
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A sweet English cider apple discovered in the 1940’s in the orchard of a Mr. Dunkerton of Baltonsborough, Somerset. It produces a juice that is sweet and low in tannin. Makes a cider which is light and fruity. A late season apple ripening October-November. …

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Dula Beauty
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Also known as: Dula, Coffey Seedling Dula Beauty originated from seeds of a Limbertwig planted by J. A. Dula of Lenoir, North Carolina. Another apple, Coffey Seedling, was once thought to be a distinctly different variety but is, in fact, identical to Dula Beauty. It …

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Duchess of Oldenburg
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Also known as: Duchess, Oldenburg, Borovinka, New Brunswick, Charlamowsky, Queen Mary, Smith’s Beauty of Newark Known as the “King of the Ironclads” for its extreme winter hardiness, this is one of many fine old apples of Russian origin. It arose around the upper Volga region …

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Domine
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Also known as: American Nonpareil, English Rambo, English Beauty, Cling Tight, Cheat, English Rambo, English Winter Red Streak, Hogan, Well Apple, Wells, Williamson Originated in Maryland in the 1830’s. The apple resembles Summer Rambo but is more colorful and is a long keeping winter variety. …

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Dixie Red Delight
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Also known as: Red Joy, Red Delight Once a popular Southern apple sold extensively throughout the south in the early 1900’s, Dixie Red Delight is now a very hard-to-find variety. It originated with amateur horticulturist, Oren T. Bowman of Sylacauga, Alabama who raised the apple …

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Disharoon
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An old Southern apple originating in Habersham Co., Georgia around 1855. Once believed to be extinct, but recently re-discovered. A medium to large apple with light green skin covered with gray dots. Yellowish-white flesh is tender and juicy with a very pleasant flavor. Considered to …

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Devine
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The origin of this Southern variety is unknown, but cuttings were brought into Alabama from South Carolina in 1895 by the father of Mrs. J.B. Devine. It was in her father’s family for many years before this time. An early bearing variety, ripening mid-late July. …

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Detroit Red
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Also known as: Black Apple, Black Detroit, Crimson Pippin, Detroit, Detroit Black, Grand Sachem, Large Black Often confused with the southern apple, Red Detroit, the Detroit Red is an old variety introduced by early French homesteaders into the Detroit, Michigan area. It is a large …

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Deaderick
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Also known as: Ozark Pippin, Ben Ford More commonly known as Ozark Pippin, Deaderick originated in 1850 on the farm of Benjamin Ford of Washington County, Tennessee. In 1896, it was first described under the name Deaderick to avoid confusion with an apple already named …

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Davidson Sweeting
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Discovered in 1994 by Dr. L.R. Littleton, this old apple tree was found, barely clinging to life, in the old Berrier Orchard near Cana, Virginia. Renee Berrier told Dr. Littleton that the original grafts were brought into Virginia from Davidson County, North Carolina in the …

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Dabinett
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An old English cider apple which arose in Martock, Somerset, England. It is a small, greenish-yellow apple flushed with red and believed to be a seedling of Chisel Jersey. It produces a bittersweet, astringent juice which makes a soft, full-bodied vintage cider. A very aromatic …

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Cullasaga
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Also known as: Winter Horse, Callasaga, Cullasaja In 1830, Nancy Bryson of Macon County, North Carolina, planted seeds of Horse apple at her parent’s home located near the Cullasaga River and Gorge. The apples produced from this seedling tree received recognition as a high quality …

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Crow Egg
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There is much confusion over the identification of Crow Egg. The old southern classic, Crow’s Egg (also know as Black Gilliflower, Raven’s Egg or Black Annie) is distinctly different in appearance and flavor from the northern Crow Egg. Southern Crow’s Egg is a dark red, …

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Criterion
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Discovered as a chance seedling in the late 60’s near Parker, Washington, Criterion is a wonderful all-purpose apple whose parentage includes Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, and Winter Banana. It is a large, blocky fruit having a mild, sweet taste with just a touch of tartness. …

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