These are out of New England in the late 1700s. They have a powdery blue bloom. Their unique flavor has been described as tropical. Henry David Thoreau listed them as a favorite cultivated apple, being more like the wild ones. These have some disease resistance, are late season apples and fairly vigorous growers.

Categories: dessert apple, baking/saucing apple

Tags: Cold hardy, Harvest period late, Pollination Group C