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Description: Flat uniform-sized apple covered with a smooth pale fawn- colored russet in our climate. Very juicy, crisp, yellowish flesh, great for cider as well as eating.
Tree Characteristics:
Heavy annual cropper. Makes one of the best dwarf trees.
Sandow
Parentage / Origin:
Seedling of Northern Spy; Ottawa, 1912. Introduced in 1935
Harvest / Season: Harvest: mid to end of October.
Description: Similarity to its parent Northern Spy. Creamy flesh color and long keeping quality, but it has a fuller flavor, is hardier, and redder and less troubled by scab. Bright scarlet stripes and flush. Sweet, juicy melting flesh; definite flavor of raspberries. Quality very high. Aromatic, juicy and crisp.
Tree Characteristics:
Photo courtesy of: Black Diamond Farm
Sansa, USPP #6,519
Parentage / Origin:
Gala x Akane
Harvest / Season: Harvest: August
Description: Red, medium large. Sweet with acid. Resembles Gala flavor.
Description: Unusually bright red color distinguishes it from other Galas. It is a medium sized apple. Oval to round in shape and slightly taller than other strains. Flesh is yellow, extremely firm, very juicy, and sweet and mildly aromatic.
Tree Characteristics:
A vigorous grower with heavy and annual bearing habits. Early and adequate thinning help to attain size.
Photo courtesy of: Sponsel's Minnesota Harvest
Scarlet O' Haralson (Sponsel cv.)
Parentage / Origin:
Sport of Red Haralson; Minnesota
Harvest / Season: Harvest: Six days before Red Delicious
Description: Large, round. Very crisp with mild flavor. Brownish-red skin. Stores six months.
Tree Characteristics:
Medium vigor. Spreading growth habit like Rome Beauty. Resistant to scab, but very susceptible to fireblight. Severe moldy core can be controlled with blossom-time sprays.
Parentage / Origin:
PCF 2-134 x PRI 669-205 (or 669NJ5); PRI (Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois Co Op)
Harvest / Season: Harvest: mid-September
Description: Fruit is round-conic, full blushed red, sweet and juicy. Hangs extremely well to the tree and sugars increase greatly until early October.
Tree Characteristics:
From the scab-resistant breeding program of Purdue, this is one of the highest quality and most productive varieties. It is susceptible to fire blight.
Scarlet Pippen
Parentage / Origin:
Ontario, 1860
Harvest / Season: Harvest: October; Season: October - December
Description: Very attractive medium sized round dessert apple. White, firm, crisp, melting flesh. Juicy and mildly subacid with good flavor.
Tree Characteristics:
Tree is a strong, upright grower, producing heavy crops.
Schmidtberger Reinette
Parentage / Origin:
Austria, 1832
Harvest / Season: Harvest: October, Season: November - January
Description: Medium sized fruit is green, flushed and striped red. Sweet-sharp, aromatic flesh.
Description: Creamy yellow fruit streaked red with some russeting. Crisp, tender, juicy and aromatic flesh with distinctive flavor. Not recommended for cooking.
Parentage / Origin:
Red Delicious x Yellow Delicious; Developed in Japan
Harvest / Season:
Description: Color of fruit varies form pale pink to darker red with red stripes. Sometimes solid red in the sun. Crisp, breaking, juicy flesh. Very sweet fine mild flavor.
Tree Characteristics:
Senator
(Also known as: Oliver)
Parentage / Origin:
Originated in Arkansas over a hundred years ago
Harvest / Season: Harvest: early October.
Description: A flattish round, medium size apple. Almost solid red over green background with prominent white or russet dots. Tender, crisp, juicy flesh. Most refreshing flavor.
