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A green apple with russet and red overcolor (50-70%). Width 72–74 mm (2.8–2.9 in), height 55–67 mm (2.2–2.6 in). Stalk 7–13 mm (0.28–0.51 in). One of the oldest apple varieties in the world. Cooking, eating, cider. PickE late October. Use December–April. Chaxhill Red [13] Gloucestershire, England >1873 A roundish oblate red apple.
Northern Spy also called 'Spy' and 'King', is a cultivar of domesticated apple that originated on the farm of Oliver Chapin in East Bloomfield, New York, in about 1840. [1] [2] [3] It is popular in upstate New York.
The Geneva teams grew and tested ever dwindling sub-populations of the sibling group until 1966, when the final selection, the Empire, was released to the public at the New York Fruit Testing Association meetings in Geneva. [1] According to the U.S. Apple Association, it is one of the nine most popular apple cultivars in that country. [2]
There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the world, and 2,500 types are grown in the United States. Part of the rose family, apples are rich in fiber and vitamin C, ...
Winesap was a popular apple in the United States until the 1950s. It stores well, and its decline in popularity has been attributed to the development and increased use of controlled atmosphere storage which allowed a wider variety of apples to be sold over the course of the year. [2]
Orange. Apple Ridge Orchards is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Sunday until late October. Sunflowers, apples and pumpkins are available for picking. The orchard also offers a variety ...
Cortland is a cultivar of apple developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, United States in 1898. [1] The apple was named after nearby Cortland County, New York. It is among the fifteen most popular in the United States [2] and Canada.
The Pink Lady/Cripps Pink apple isn’t a new variety — it was created back in the 1970s by British-Australian horticulturalist John Cripps, who had the idea to cross-pollinate Golden Delicious ...