Mid Season Apples

  • Esopus Spitzenburg

    Esopus Spitzenburg

    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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  • 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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  • Detroit Red

    Detroit Red

    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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  • Crow Egg

    Crow Egg

    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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  • Clara's Creek Apple

    Clara’s Creek Apple

    This is a first-rate cooking and fresh eating apple obtained in 1999 from the late Mrs. Clara Daugherty, a very sweet 95 year-old lady who lived here in Ashe Co. She and her late husband once had a large apple orchard in the 1940’s and …

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  • Chenango Strawberry

    Chenango Strawberry

    Also known as: Sherwood’s Favorite, Early Sugar Loaf, Jackson Apple A very beautiful apple originating in New York around 1850. Excellent for both fresh eating and cooking. The fruit should be picked when the skin begins to develop a milky appearance. Medium sized fruit is …

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  • Cauley

    Cauley

    Also known as: Cally, Colley An apple of the Deep South, Cauley arose in Mississippi prior to 1860. According to Calhoun (1995) the apple was “resurrected” in 1919 when a mature tree was found in Grenada, Mississippi. Several young trees were grafted from this old …

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  • Carter's Blue

    Carter’s Blue

    Also known as: Lady Fitzpatrick, Patton, Alabama Pearmain(?) Carter’s Blue was first grown in the 1840’s by Colonel Carter of Mount Meigs Depot, Alabama. The fruit is very attractive with a bluish color due to its heavy bloom. Once thought to be extinct, this wonderful …

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  • Burning Green

    Burning Green

    Also known as: Burling Green, Burner Green(?) According to apple collector Lee Calhoun, Burning Green is probably the same apple as Burner Green, a variety first mentioned in 1868 by the Illinois Horticultural Society. This apple was located in Mitchell County, North Carolina by Calhoun. …

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  • Burgundy

    Burgundy

    This is not an heirloom variety apple, but is a fine apple for the home orchard that receives little attention. It was raised at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, NY in 1974. A very fine dessert apple with what has described …

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