The apples listed in this category will not pollinize other varieties of themselves. However, they are pollinized by other apple varieties. So Gravenstein, which is a triploid, won't pollinize any other variety. However, it can be pollinized by another non-triploid variety that blooms near the same time.
In England, where selecting cooking apples is important, Bramley is the most widely used. It is a spreading tree and a heavy and regular bearer. It is scab and mildew resistant.
The flesh is firm and juicy, and it cooks to perfection. When ripe, it's good for fresh eating too.
This large, round green-yellow apple with red stripes ripens in early October.
In England, where selecting cooking apples is important, Bramley is the most widely used. It is a spreading tree and a heavy and regular bearer. It is scab and mildew resistant.
The flesh is firm and juicy, and it cooks to perfection. When ripe, it's good for fresh eating too.
This large, round green-yellow apple with red stripes ripens in early October.
Firm, crisp, and highly flavored, this sweet, large, red and yellow apple scores on top in taste tests. A generous load of apples ripens early to mid-October and keeps well. Many new orchards in the Northwest are now growing Jonagold commercially. On mini-dwarf EMLA 27 rootstock.
Firm, crisp, and highly flavored, this sweet, large, red and yellow apple scores on top in taste tests. A generous load of apples ripens early to mid-October and keeps well. Many new orchards in the Northwest are now growing Jonagold commercially.
A very large, somewhat scab-resistant apple that produces heavy crops each year. A superior cooking and pie apple with a rich combination of sweet and tart flavors.
In Europe, it is prized because it stores all winter, and flavor improves in storage. It originated in Boskoop, Holland, in 1856 and is still a popular commercial variety in Europe.
It is a russetted apple over a red base color. It ripens in late October. On EMLA 26 dwarf rootstock.
The Old-fashioned Gravenstein, known for its wonderful, tangy flavor, is the ideal sauce, pie and cider apple. Allow the vigorous tree some extra room. Fruit ripens in early September, but is biennial, bearing a heavy crop every other year.
We offer the 'Worthen' strain. On Dolgo rootstock.
The Old-fashioned Gravenstein, known for its wonderful, tangy flavor, is the ideal sauce, pie and cider apple. Allow the vigorous tree some extra room. Fruit ripens in early September, but is biennial, bearing a heavy crop every other year.
We offer the 'Worthen' strain. On EMLA 26 Rootstock.
The Old-fashioned Gravenstein, known for its wonderful, tangy flavor, is the ideal sauce, pie and cider apple. Allow the vigorous tree some extra room.
Fruit ripens in early September, but is biennial, bearing a heavy crop every other year.
Known simply as "King," the large yellow-green apples with red stripes are excellent for eating fresh, for cooking and for making cider. They also keep well.
This highly prized apple is a tip bearer. (Tip bearer pruning note: Wait to prune until two inches of new growth has begun in spring. Then prune back to 6-8" of last years growth!)