This is an old American variety from the 1750s and Massachusetts. It’s a flavorful apple that is also fairly disease resistant and reasonably productive. It was a very popular apple in New England until a terrible freeze in the 1930s wiped out many of the trees. We’ve found this apple to be very resilient in the Pacific Northwest. The scion wood is average and we’ve had great success grafting this apple.

Categories: dessert apple, cider apple

Tags: Disease resistant, Heavy producer, Harvest period late, Pollination Group D