All Varieties

  • Minkler

    Minkler

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    Also known as: Brandywine, Logan’s Northern Pippin, Mumper Vandevere As described in Beach’s Apples of New York (1905), Minkler was recognized as a popular apple in Illinois around 1865 where its cultivation was confined to this region and adjoining states. The history of the apple …

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  • Milam

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    Also known as: Blair, Harrigan, Thomas, Milum, Red Winter Pearmain, Haragan Milam was first introduced into Illinois in 1902 as Red Winter Pearmain, but is thought to have originally come from Virginia or Kentucky. It is small to medium with smooth, greenish-yellow skin overlaid with …

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  • Michelin

    Michelin

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    This is an old and long popular English cider apple which originated with M. Legrand of Yvetot, Normandy around 1872. It was named after M.. Michelin, a well-known aficionado of cider apples. The apple was introduced into England in 1884 by the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field …

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  • Medaille d'Or

    Medaille d’Or

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    A classic English cider apple which actually originated in Boisguillaume, France in the 1800’s. It was introduced into England in 1884 by the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club where it was embraced for its outstanding cider qualities. It is a bittersweet fruit which produces a sweet, …

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  • McIntosh

    McIntosh

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    Also known as: McIntosh Red, Mac The most important commercial variety grown in the north for years, McIntosh is also a fine apple long grown and admired in many regions of the south. It was discovered in 1811 as a young seedling tree in Dundas …

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  • May

    May

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    Also known as: May Apple, Yellow May, White Juneating, May Pippin, Early May, White May, Yellow June, Early Gennetting, Gennetting, Owen’s Golden Beauty, Joaneting, Mae(?) One of the earliest season apples and perhaps one of the oldest. Many early sources describe this apple as White …

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  • Mattamuskeet

    Mattamuskeet

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    Mattamuskeet probably originated near Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County, North Carolina. Legend has it that the seed was taken from the gizzard of a wild goose by the Mattamuskeet Indians. The fruit hangs well on the tree and ripens in November. A low-chill apple that …

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  • Margaret

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    Also known as: Early Margaret, Early Striped Juneating, Striped June A very old variety originating in England and sold in the South for many years as Striped June or Early Striped June. Margaret is characterized by its small to medium size with an oblong to …

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  • Mann

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    Also known as: Diltz, Deiltz Originated as a chance seedling in 1850 in the orchard of Judge Mooney of Oswego County, New York. It was introduced into Niagara County, New York by a Dr. Mann and later named for him by the Western New York …

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  • Maiden's Blush

    Maiden’s Blush

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    Also known as: Lady Blush, Red Cheek, Maiden Blush, Vestal, Summer Maiden’s Blush, Uchella Originated in Burlington, New Jersey in 1817 and first named by Samuel Allinson. It is a very lovely apple with a sharp, tangy flavor well suited for cooking. When the fruit …

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  • Magnum Bonum

    Magnum Bonum

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    Also known as: Bonum, Maggie Bonum, Maggie Bowman, Red Bonum, Magna Bonum, Bona A long-time Southern favorite and one of the finest early fall apples available. It originated in 1828 in Davidson County, North Carolina when John Kinny planted seeds of the Hall apple, another …

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  • Lugar Red

    Lugar Red

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    Old Southern variety originating in Craig County, Virginia. Raised for many years in the Sinking Creek area of Craig County and one of the many apples in the collection of the late Holland Caldwell. Medium size fruit with yellow skin covered with red stripes and …

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  • Lowland Raspberry

    Lowland Raspberry

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    Also known as: Liveland Raspberry, Livland Raspberry, Red Cheek This apple is one of many old American favorites of Russian origin. It arose in the province of Lievland (Lithuania) and was introduced into the United States in 1883. The flesh is fine-grained, juicy and very …

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  • Lowell

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    Also known as: Greasy Pippin, Orange, Lowell Pippin, Queen Anne, Rissley, Tallow Pippin, Michigan Pippin, Golden Pippin(?) Lowell is a rather large American apple with an obscure history. It was once widely grown in the North, but never became very popular in the South. The …

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  • Victoria Limbertwig

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    Also known as: Sweet Limbertwig Victoria Limbertwig is one of the more flavorful of the many Limbertwig varieties and one of the most beautiful. It is a very high quality dessert apple with a rich, smooth flavor. The tree is quite lovely with a true …

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  • Swiss Limbertwig

    Swiss Limbertwig

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    A very beautiful apple with an appealing maroon color. Originated with early Swiss settlers in the Cumberland Mountains. Ripens in October and is a good keeper. Print

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  • Summer Limbertwig

    Summer Limbertwig

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    Also known as: Weeping Limbertwig, Summer Yellow Limbertwig Summer Limbertwig originated in Greensboro, NC, and first came to the public’s attention in 1855. The tree has a true weeping growth habit and produces a very beautiful fruit. The medium-sized apple has pale yellow skin overlaid …

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  • Smoky Mountain Limbertwig

    Smoky Mountain Limbertwig

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    We obtained this Limbertwig in the mid-1980’s from the late Henry Morton of Gatlinburg, Tennessee who was responsible for finding so many wonderful Limbertwig varieties. The tree is a true weeping type. Fruit size medium to large with yellow skin overlaid with dark and light …

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  • Ruby Limbertwig

    Ruby Limbertwig

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    A very obscure Limbertwig from the collection of the late Robert Dudney of Gainesboro, Tennessee. Ruby Limbertwig is like many of the fine Limbertwig varieties which arose in very remote areas of the Appalachians. Though extremely popular within their area of origin, they were rarely …

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  • Royal Limbertwig

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    Also known as: Carolina Baldwin(?), Imperial Limbertwig(?), Goosepen(?) This apple somewhat resembles the better-known Red Limbertwig but is a larger apple and does not store as well as Red Limbertwig. As described from growth trials at the University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station in 1896, …

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