Baking Apples

  • Edwards’ Winter

    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

    Early Strawberry

    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

    Early Redbird

    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

    Early Joe

    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

    Early Harvest

    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

    Dunkerton Late Sweet

    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

    Dula Beauty

    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

    Duchess of Oldenburg

    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

    Domine

    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

    Dixie Red Delight

    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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