The original strain of the worlds most widely grown apple. These were “improved” to create the famous Red Delicious but we, and many others, believe that the original is a better tasting apple. It’s striped instead of solid red but it has that distinctive delicious shape. From 1870s Iowa. This is another one of the apples that handled the blazing heat of 2021, temps reaching 115, well without any protection.

Categories: dessert apple

Tags: Pollination Group D, Disease-resistant, Heat/low-chill tolerant, Harvest period mid