Apples
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Of all the fruits, the apple appeals to the widest range of tastes. Dave Wilson Nursery continues to collect both old and new varieties that are considered the best in the U.S., but our collection is only a small representation of the total dimensions of this wonderful fruit.
Akane
Especially nice red dessert apple derived from Jonathan - sweet, rich, spicy flavor. Resists scab and powdery mildew. Harvest in early season (August in Central Calif). 800 hrs. Pollinated by Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith or Golden Delicious.
Anna
Remarkable fruit for mild-winter climates in So. Calif., So. Ariz. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, flavorful apples even in low desert. Fresh/cooked. Keeps 2 months in refrigerator. 200 hours. Self-fruitful or pollinated by Dorsett Golden or Einshemer.
Apple Babe genetic dwarf
Crisp, sweet, red apple - excellent quality even in hot inland climates. Glossy, russett-free skin. Heavy bearing 8-10 ft compact tree. August. 700 hours. Pollinated by Garden Delicious or other apple. (Zaiger)
Garden Delicious genetic dwarf
Sweet, crisp, superb flavor, even in hot climates. Greenish-yellow with red blush to full red. Dessert/cook, good keeper. September. 8-10 ft. tree, smaller with pruning. 600 hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
Northpole™ Columnar
Large, red-skinned McIntosh-type fruit is crisp, juicy and aromatic. Attractive, distinctive, narrow-growing (columnar) tree, grows to about ten feet. Trees topped for height control develop upright side limbs. Easily adapted to container growing. Estimated chilling requirement 800 hours. Pollinated by Scarlet Sentinel or other apple varieties.
Scarlet Sentinel Columnar
Dense clusters of white blossoms followed by large, delicious, red-blushed, greenish-yellow fruit. Attractive, distinctive, narrow-growing (columnar) tree grows to about ten feet. Trees topped for height control develop upright side limbs. Easily adapted to container growing. Estimated chilling requirement 800 hours. Pollinated by Northpole™ or other apple varieties.
Arkansas Black Spur
Large, late season. Dark red skin, high quality even where summer nights are warm. For dessert and cooking. Keeps many months. 800 hours. Partly self-fruitful.
Ashmead's Kernel
Widely regarded as one of the all-time best-flavored apples. Small to medium-sized fruit; variable shape, often lop-sided. Greenish to golden brown russet skin with reddish highlights. Creamy yellow flesh is aromatic, crisp and sweet. Fruit picked early is somewhat sharp and acidic, but mellows after a few weeks off the tree. Ripens after Red Delicious, about with Golden Delicious. Keeps 3-4 months. Used for dessert, cider and sauce. Resistant to powdery mildew, somewhat resistant to apple scab. Winter hardy tree, begins bearing at young age. From England, discovered in the early 1700s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Partly self-fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
Belle de Boskoop
Highly esteemed cooking and pie apple, outstanding dessert quality as well. Heavy crops of large to very large fruits. Green and red skin in patches and stripes with a brown russet extending from the base. Coarse, crisp, juicy, creamy white flesh is richly flavored, sweet-tart to subacid, and highly aromatic. Keeps well, improves in storage. Very late harvest, with Yellow Newton Pippin and Granny Smith. Large tree, open shape with drooping branches. Originated in Holland in 1856. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Sterile pollen, pollenizer required.
Beverly Hills
Long-time favorite summer apple for coastal So. California. Pale yellow, red blush or stripes. Medium size, slightly tart. Fresh/cooked. 300 hours. Self-fruitful.
Braeburn
New, from New Zealand. Superb late season fruit: very crisp and tangy, more flavorful than Granny Smith. Excellent keeper. Green with dark red blush. October-November harvest. Estimated chill time 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
Bramley's Seedling
England's favorite cooking apple. Large in size, with very tart, creamy yellow flesh that makes highly flavored pies and sauce. Also good for cider. First-picked fruits are mostly green, riper fruit greenish-yellow with uneven reddish or brownish stripes to brownish orange with little or no green. Fully ripened fruit is firm, juicy, less tart and suited to fresh use. Very high in vitamin C. Mid-season harvest, about with Golden Delicious. Keeps two months. Spreading tree is heavy bearing and disease-resistant. Originated in England in the early 1800s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Sterile pollen, pollenizer required.
Calville Blanc (Calville Blanc d'Hiver)
Classic French dessert apple, also excellent for cooking and cider. (Long-time apple tester Warren Manhart of Portland, Oregon regards Calville as "the best pie and sauce apple" he has grown). Flattened, round shape with prominent, uneven ribs near the base. Usually harvested green, turning yellow and reaching peak flavor a month or so after picking. Best quality reached after the first few crops. Harvest in late mid-season, just after Jonagold. Vigorous grower with weeping side limbs. Origin unknown; planted in France in the early 1600s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Pollenizer required.
Chehalis
Highly scab-resistant variety discovered near Chehalis, Washington in 1937. Large fruit, resembling Golden Delicious. Greenish-yellow to yellow skin, sometimes blushed pink. Cream-colored flesh is crisper than Golden Delicious, the shape more elongated. Sweet, subacid, mild flavor. Used fresh and for baking. Early harvest, just before McIntosh. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Self-fruitful.
Cortland
Large red apple derived from McIntosh. Long-time favorite in eastern US for fresh eating, cooking & cider. Sweet-tart, flavorful, non-browning white flesh. Early harvest, just before McIntosh. Precocious, productive tree, hardy to -40º. 800 to 1000 hours. Self-fruitful.
Cox Orange Pippin
Old favorite dessert apple: firm, juicy, sweet, rich flavor, not tart, distinctive aroma. Skin is orange-red to bright red over yellow. Prefers moderate climate. Midseason. 800 hours. Self fruitful.
Dolgo Crabapple
Long-time favorite all-purpose crabapple, imported from Russia in the late 19th century. Large, fragrant white flowers. 1-1/2" oval-shaped fruit makes tasty, bright-red jelly. Vigorous, upright, open tree to 30 feet x 25 feet, depending on conditions. Resistant to scab, rust, mildew, fireblight. 500 hours. Self fruitful.
Dorsett Golden
Outstanding sweet apple for warm winter areas. Firm, very flavorful, sweet like Golden Delicious. Productive throughout So. California and Phoenix, Arizona. Good early season sweet apple for Central Calif. 100 hours. Self fruitful.
Einshemer
Heavy-bearing, very low chilling requirement. Sweet yellow apples in early summer (late June in Central Calif). Excellent pollenizer for Anna. 100 hours. Self fruitful.
Elstar
Fine quality, all-purpose apple originating in Holland about 1955. Similar to Jonagold, but a better keeper. Ancestry includes Golden Delicious and Cox Orange Pippin. Medium to large size, round to conic shape, with yellow skin mostly striped with light red or reddish-orange. Occasional russeting around stem. Firm, crisp, creamy white flesh with outstanding flavor. Best quality in cool summer climates. Fruit may be tree-ripened, or ripened in storage. Ripens early, just ahead of Gala. Tree begins bearing at young age. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Pollenizer required, a mid-season or late-blooming variety such as Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, or Melrose.
Empire
Sweet and juicy, sprightly flavor, a cross of McIntosh and Red Delicious. McIntosh-type apple for hot summer climates. Heavy bearing tree. Early fall harvest. Good pollenizer for Mutsu, Gravenstein, Winesap, Jonagold. 800 hours. Self fruitful.
Fuji
Recent introduction from Japan that quickly became California's favorite apple. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Dull reddish-orange skin, sometimes russeted. Ripe mid-September. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Chilling requirement apparently less than 600 hours. Self fruitful.
Gala (Original Gala)
Wonderful dessert apple from New Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin reddish-orange over yellow. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Red Delicious. Good pollenizer for other varieties. 5-600 hours. Self fruitful.
Golden Delicious
Long-time favorite for its sweetness and flavor. Reliable producer, adapted to many climates. Pollenizer for RedDelicious. Mid-season harvest (September in Central Calif.). 700 hours. Self fruitful.
Golden Russet
One of the great family orchard apples of 19th century America. Crisp, aromatic, subacid, creamy yellow flesh with great flavor and legendary sugary juice. Medium size. Used fresh and for cider, drying and cooking. Ripens about with Spitzenburg: late September/early October in Central California. Ripe fruit hangs on the tree until frost; fruit stored properly keeps until April. Skin partly to almost completely russeted, varying from grayish-green or greenish-yellow to an attractive golden brown with orange highlights. Winter hardy, vigorous tree, bears mostly on the tips of branches. Good disease resistance. Apparently originated in New York as a seedling of English Russet sometime in the 1700s. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Partly self fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
Gordon
Popular variety for Southern Calif. Low chilling requirement, about 400 hours. Red over green skin, good quality. For fresh use and cooking. Self fruitful. Pat. No. 4144.
Granny Smith
From New Zealand. Large,late, green, all-purpose. Crisp, tart, excellent keeper. Requires long summer. Thrives in hot climates. 600 hours. Prolonged bloom: good pollenizer for other apples. Self fruitful.
Gravenstein (Green Gravenstein)
Famous for sauce and baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful, tart. Early bloom, early harvest. 700 hours. Pollen-sterile, pollenizer required: Empire, Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious.
Gravenstein (Red Gravenstein)
Famous for sauce and baking, also used fresh. Crisp, juicy, flavorful, tart. Green with red stripes. Early bloom, early harvest. 700 hours. Pollen-sterile: pollinated by Empire, Fuji, Gala or Red Delicious.
Haralson
Extremely winter hardy tree, often begins bearing in second year. Medium-sized fruit is red-striped to solid red. Firm, crisp and juicy with a mild, slightly tart flavor. Used fresh and for cider, especially suitable for baking. Early harvest, between McIntosh and Jonathan. Excellent keeper: retains its quality for 4-6 months. Vigorous, heavy-bearing tree. Developed in Minnesota, introduced in 1923. 1,000 hours. Self fruitful.
Honeycrisp
Winter hardy tree from the University of Minnesota. Fruit is crisp and juicy with an aromatic flavor. Striped red over yellow color. Stores well. Ripens from late September to late October. Patent # 7197
Hudson's Golden Gem
One of the largest and best-flavored russet apples. Crisp, sugary, juicy flesh with flavor described as nutty by some, pear-like by others. Conical in shape with a very distinctive appearance: a smooth, uniform, grayish-gold or light yellowish-brown russet over the entire surface. Ripens after Jonagold, about with Melrose. In most climates where it is grown, the fruit hangs on the tree into winter. Good keeper. Medium-sized, vigorous, winter hardy tree. Resistant to scab, mildew and fireblight. Fruit tends to crack the first two or three years only. Chance seedling discovered in a fence row at Tangent, Oregon. Introduced in 1931. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Partly self fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
Jonagold
Superb flavor - connoisseurs' choice. A cross of Jonathan and Golden Delicious. Yellow with red-orange blush. Crisp, juicy, subacid, all-purpose. 7-800 hours. Pollinated by Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith or Red Delicious, but not Golden Delicious.
Jonathan (Double Red Jonathan)
Heavy annual bearer, high quality when well grown. Cooks well. Medium to dark red. Crisp, juicy, moderately tart, flavorful. August harvest in Central Calif. 7-800 hours. Self-fruitful.
King (Tompkins King)
Large, old-time red-striped apple with classic apple flavor. Its coarse, crisp flesh is subacid, sweet and distinctly perfumed. Used for dessert, cooking and cider. Well-colored fruits are a very attractive red with some contrasting yellow. Fairly rectangular shape, with ribs near the base. Ripens mid-season, about with Golden Delicious. Keeps several months, but at its best soon after harvest. Horizontal limbs, spreading growth habit. Originated in New Jersey prior to 1804. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Sterile pollen; cross-pollination required.
Libery
Disease-resistant, cold hardy apple. Resists scab, rust, mildew, fireblight. Solid red even in hot climate. Crisp, rich sprightly flavor. Fresh or cooked. Early fall harvest. Interfruitful with Red Delicious, Empire, Mclntosh. 800 hours. Self fruitful.
Lodi
Very early summer cooking apple (June to early July in most climates), derived from Yellow Transparent. Similar to Yellow Transparent, but a better keeper. May be picked for sauce and pies: as soon as the fruit has reached full size. Fruit showing some yellow skin color is ready for fresh eating. Crisp and juicy, with a balance of acid and sugar. Winter hardy tree, resistant to apple scab. Developed in New York, introduced in 1924. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Pollenizer required: McIntosh, Spartan, Liberty, Wealthy.
McIntosh (Rogers McIntosh)
Round, bright to dark red over green, superb quality in cool climates. Crisp, aromatic, subacid, sweet. Dessert/cooking. Early harvest. 900 hours. Partly self-fruitful, or pollinated by Red Delicious, Gala, or other.
Melrose
One of the favorite home orchard varieties in Oregon's Willamette Valley since the 1940s. Dependable crops of firm, very juicy, slightly tart, high quality fruit for dessert and cooking. Tree-ripened fruit keeps well; fruit picked slightly green ripens and develops fruity aroma in storage, reaching peak quality after 2-3 months. Medium to very large size, shape varying from flattened to conic. Yellow-green skin blushed and streaked with dull red; some russeting. Best quality in mild fall areas and when tree is not over-cropped. Ripens after Jonagold, mid to late-October in Western Oregon. Large, vigorous tree with spreading, somewhat willowy growth habit. From a cross of Red Delicious and Jonathan made in Ohio, introduced in 1944. Mid to late-season bloomer, good pollinator for other apples. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Partly self-fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
Mollie's Delicious
A favorite Red Delicious-type apple for mild winter climates (South CA., S.F. Bay Area). Sweet, flavorful, aromatic. Red blush over yellow. 4-500 hours. Pollenizer required: Fuji, Granny Smith, Beverly Hills.
Mutsu (Crispin)
A favorite of connoisseurs: very large, crisp and flavorful. Late September/October harvest. Pick when green or wait until partly yellow. Large, vigorous tree resists powdery mildew. 600 hours. Pollen sterile -- pollinated by Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala.
Northern Spy
Large, fruit is firm and aromatic with a lively, tart flavor. Greenish-yellow skin with red blush or stripes. Dessert/cooking, excellent keeper.Winter hardy, vigorous tree. Slow to begin bearing. Harvest about 10 days after Golden Delicious. 1000 hours. Pollinated by Golden Delicious.
Pettingill
Very low winter chilling requirement, about 100 hours. Chance seedling discovered near Long Beach, California, introduced in 1949. Large fruit with red over green skin, ripening late September to mid-October in coastal Southern California climates. Crisp and juicy, with a balance of sugar and acid. Good keeper. Large, vigorous, productive tree. Self-fruitful.
Pink Lady (Cripps Pink)
Hot climate apple from Western Australia. Very crisp, sweet-tart, distinct flavor, good keeper. Skin reddish-pink over green when ripe. White flesh resists browning. Harvest begins late October in Central CA, about three weeks after Fuji. Self-fruitful. 4-500 hours. Pat.No. 7880.
Pink Pearl
Unusual pink-fleshed, highly aromatic fruit. Medium size, cream and pale green skin, sometimes blushed red. Tart to sweet-tart, depending on time of picking. Early fall harvest. Good keeper. Makes colorful, tasty applesauce. Early, profuse, pink blossoms in spring. 600 hours. Pollenizer required.
Red Delicious (Bisbee Spur)
Sweet, crisp, flavorful — perhaps the best Red Delicious. Early fall. Small, compact tree. Good pollenizer for most other apples. 700 hours. Pollinated by Liberty, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala.
Red Delicious (Harrold)
Early fall fruit is sweet, crisp, fine-flavored. Vigorous, productive tree. Good pollenizer for almost all other apples. 700 hours. Pollinated by Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, or Golden Delicious.
Red Fuji
Redder-skinned bud sport of Fuji. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Ripe September-October in Central Calif. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Self-fruitful.
Reverend Morgan
Excellent dessert apple for Houston, Texas. Superb flavor and texture, red over green skin. Recommended for trial in Califomia. Good keeper. August. 4-500 hours. Self-fruitful.
Rome Beauty
Late blooming, a good choice where hard freezes in late spring are common. Large, round, red, used primarily for cooking. Heavy bearing. Late harvest. 1000 hours. Self-fruitful.
Scarlet Surprise ™
The surprise is inside: beautiful bright red flesh! Spectacular deep pink blossoms in spring followed by reddish foliage. Medium-sized, red-skinned fruit is sweet and flavorful. Plant this one if you want something different. Estimated chilling requirement 800 hours. Pollenizer required.
Sierra Beauty
Favorite late apple in No. Calif. Yellow with red blush, rich sprightly flavor, moderately sweet. Excellent fresh or cooked. Good keeper. 7-800 hours. Self-fruitful.
Snow (Fameuse)
Famous for its pure white flesh and spicy, aromatic, subacid flavor. Small to medium-sized fruit with beautiful light red stripes over a cream background. In cool climates, the skin is a solid, very dark red. Used primarily for dessert, also for cooking and cider. October harvest, keeps till the holidays. Very hardy, long-lived, heavy-bearing tree. Originated from French seed planted in Canada in the late 1600s. Parent of McIntosh. Reported to have a moderately low winter chilling requirement: perhaps 600 hours. Partly self fruitful, biggest crops with cross-pollination.
Spartan
McIntosh-type dessert apple, but firmer — a better keeper and shipper. Pure white flesh is crisp, juicy, highly aromatic, fine-flavored. Medium size, with beautiful dark red skin. Early harvest, about with Red Delicious. Keeps several months. Somewhat lesser tendency to premature drop than McIntosh. Resistant to scab, mildew and fireblight. Winter hardy, precocious, heavy-bearing tree. Blooms early. Cross of McIntosh and Newtown Pippin made at Summerland, British Columbia, introduced in 1936. Estimated chilling requirement 8001000 hours. Self-fruitful; bigger crops if cross-pollinated by Lodi, Wealthy or Liberty.
Spitzenberg (Esopus)
Old variety, regarded by some connoisseurs as the very best dessert apple. Red over yellow skin, yellowish flesh. Firm, juicy, moderately sweet, renowned flavor. Good keeper. 800 hours. Pollenizer required.
Transcendent Crabapple
Yellow skin with pink or red blush to almost entirely red. Up to 2 inches wide. Creamy yellow flesh is crisp, juicy and flavorful. Late summer harvest. Medium-sized tree, consistent crops. 7-800 hours. Self fruitful.
Tydeman's Late Orange
Richly flavored connoisseurs' favorite. More productive and easier to grow than Cox Orange Pippin: much lower incidence of cracking; consistently better flavor and quality in hot summer climates. Reddish-orange stripes over greenish-yellow ground color, some russeting. Yellowish flesh is firm and juicy. Harvest late September/October in Central Calif , about with Fuji. Good keeper. Small but vigorous tree with long, weeping branches. Early, heavy thinning required to prevent alternate bearing. Resistant to mildew and scab. Laxton Superb x Cox Orange Pippin, from England, introduced in 1945. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Pollenizer required, a mid to late-blooming variety such as Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious or Granny Smith.
Wealthy
Extremely winter hardy tree, producing high quality fruit for dessert and culinary use. Medium to large size, skin red and yellow when first picked for cooking solid red or nearly so when fully tree-ripe. The white flesh (sometimes streaked with red) is crisp, very juicy, with a distinct, sprightly, fruity flavor. Early harvest, about with McIntosh. Keeps 2-3 months in cool location. Small, compact-growing tree begins bearing at young age. Best on fertile soil. Profuse, prolonged bloom: good pollinator for other varieties. Originated in Minnesota about 1860. 1,000 hours. Self fruitful.
White Winter Pearmain
High quality, all-purpose apple - an old favorite, especially for fresh use. Widely adapted, including California's mild-winter coastal climates. Medium to large size, round to oval shape, pale yellow skin with dull red blush. Cream-colored flesh is fine-grained, crisp, juicy and aromatic with a rich, subacid to sprightly flavor. September/October harvest, good keeper. Healthy, vigorous, spreading, heavy-bearing tree. Excellent pollinator for other apples. Believed to be the oldest known English apple, dating back to 1200 A.D. Low winter chilling requirement, about 400 hours. Self fruitful.
Winesap (Stayman Double Red Winesap)
Long-time favorite late red apple. Juicy, smooth texture. Lively flavor, used fresh or cooked. 800 hours. Pollen-sterile, pollinated by Red or Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala, Liberty.
Winter Banana
Large, round, especially beautiful apple - pale yellow waxy skin blushed with rosy pink. Crisp, tangy, juicy flesh is highly aromatic with a mild, banana-like flavor. Long-time favorite dessert apple in California's mild-winter coastal climates. Good cider apple. Harvest mid to late-September in Central California. Good keeper. Vigorous, spreading tree bears at young age. Excellent pollinator for other apples. Originated in Indiana, introduced in 1890. Low winter chilling requirement, less than 400 hours. Partly self fruitful, biggest crops if cross-pollinated.
Wolf River
Famous for its frequently huge size ("one apple makes a pie"), used primarily for cooking, also used fresh and for drying. Fairly round shape, skin mostly blushed and striped red over pale yellow; some russeting. Firm, juicy flesh is slightly aromatic, with a distinctive, mild, subacid flavor. Early harvest, about with McIntosh. (Fruit picked too late will be mealy( Very winter hardy, disease-resistant, long-lived, sturdy tree. Spreading growth habit. Slower to begin bearing than other apple varieties. Chance seedling discovered about 1875 near the Wolf River in Wisconsin. 1,000 hours. Partly self-fruitful, or cross-pollinate with another late-blooming variety such as Northern Spy, Melrose or Golden Delicious.
Yellow Bellflower
Long-time favorite pie and sauce apple, also excellent fresh and for making hard cider. Attractive, lemon yellow skin. Pale, creamy yellow flesh is firm, crisp, aromatic and juicy, with a rich flavor. For winter dessert use, the fruit may be picked while still tart; it mellows in storage, reaching peak flavor and acid-sugar balance after a few months. Elongated, cone-shaped, often lop-sided fruits vary in size from small to very large. Mid-September harvest in Central California, about with Golden Delicious and Jonagold. Vigorous, spreading tree. Discovered in New Jersey in the mid-1700s. Low winter chilling requirement, about 400 hours. Mid-season bloom. Pollenizer required.
Yellow Newton Pippin
Yellow-green, late, firm, crisp, slightly tart, superb flavor. For peak flavor and acid/sugar balance, wait to harvest til cheeks are yellowish-green (late Oct./ early Nov. in Central Calif.). Good keeper. Famous for cooking, excellent fresh or dried. Vigorous tree. 700 hours. Self-fruitful.
Yellow Transparent
Long-time favorite cooking apple for the very early summer (June to early July in most climates). Crisp, juicy and flavorful: excellent for sauce and pies, also used fresh and for drying. Skin of fully ripe fruit is pale yellow, waxy, thin, transparent. In hot summer climates especially, begin picking while fruit is still green and tart. Season lasts 3-4 weeks. Very winter hardy, vigorous, dependable tree begins bearing very young. Most fruit is borne on short, heavily-spurred branches. Originated in Russia, introduced to the U.S. in 1870. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours.
York (York Imperial)
One of the very best apples for keeping: in a cool location, it holds its flavor till April or May. Fine quality for dessert use, excellent for baking and cider. Greenish-yellow skin with light red blush and stripes to nearly fully red, occasionally russeted at either end. Very firm, coarse, yellow flesh is crisp, juicy and slightly aromatic, with a semi-sweet flavor. Medium to large size, many fruits having a characteristic lopsided, rectangular shape. Late harvest, with or just ahead of Yellow Newton Pippin and Granny Smith. Fairly large tree is moderately winter hardy, late-blooming, disease resistant. At its best on heavier clay soils. Discovered near York, Pennsylvania; first propagated prior to 1830. Estimated chilling requirement 800-1000 hours. Self fruitful.
