A Dozen Antique Apples to Collect

Twelve antique apples: their ripening season, appearance and flavor, uses, and strong/weak points.

by Ruth LivelyKitchen Gardener magazinefrom issue # 17

Ripening time are for central Virginia , which is in Zone 7a . In cooler country , ripening will be later . ReadAntique Apple Varietiesfor data on how to find and grow these heirloom apple trees .

‘ Arkansas Black’Ripens in OctoberHard , crisp , juicy flesh ; aromatic flavor ; ripens in October . Uses : cyder , afters if store first to acquire flavorComments : resistive to cedar - Malus pumila rust fungus ; uninventive pollen , though not a triploid

‘ Ashmead ’s Kernel’Ripens in late September to early OctoberRusset ; crisp , toothsome flesh ; both honeyed and acidic flavorUses : Dessert , especially honest after storageComments : dear pollinator

‘ Bramley ’s Seedling’Ripens in early OctoberLarge , greenish scandalmongering ; juicy , too acidic to eat freshUses : CookingComments : bear to a great extent every other year , with light crop in between ; triploid‘Calville Blanc d’Hiver’Ripens in OctoberPale greenish with cherry-red dots , matures to yellow ; creamy bloodless bod ; sweet , spicy smack ; tastesbest if put in for a few weeksUses : Dessert , cooking , ciderComments : insubordinate to fink

‘ Cox ’s Orange Pippin’Ripens in SeptemberSmall , streak orange - cerise ; tippy , laconic flesh ; sweet , spicy , slenderly acidUses : DessertComments : with child one-year crop ; skilful pollinator

‘ Fameuse ’ or ‘ blow Apple’Ripens former SeptemberRed or lily-livered blush with red ; consummate white material body is sometimes streaked red ; tender , juicy , subacid flavorUses : Dessert , cookery , ciderComments : fleshy annual crop ; very hardy

‘ Grimes Golden’Ripens late SeptemberGreen to yellow , sometimes russetted ; terse , tender flesh ; sweet , gamey flavorUses : Dessert , cooking , ciderComments : Stores well ; self - fertile , safe pollinator

‘ Rhode Island Greening’Ripens September to other OctoberYellowish green , sometimes blushed and russetted ; alright - textured , house , juicy flesh ; rich , acidic flavorUses : Dessert , cookingComments : An prodigious keeper ; triploid

‘ Roxbury Russett’Ripens tardy September to early OctoberGreen , russet ; flesh slightly coarse ; spicy , rich flavorUses : Dessert , cookery , ciderComents : Good pollinator‘Westfield Seek - No - Further’Ripens former September to early OctoberGreenish - lily-livered flushed orange , reave red , Inner Light russetting ; flesh crisp , tender , juicy ; flavor somewhat subacid , aromaticUses : Dessert , cyder Comments : Stores well ; very hardy , vigorous tree‘White Winter Pearmain’Ripens early OctoberLight green to pale yellow ; flesh fine - grained , frizzy , legal tender , juicy ; aromatic , plenteous flavorUses : DessertComments : store well ; vigorous ; good for dispirited - chill areas

‘ Yellow Bellflower’Ripens late September to former OctoberPale yellow dotted white or russet , violent blush ; crisp , tender , naughty anatomy ; redolent , sweet subacid in flavorUses : Cooking , cider , dessert if stored firstComments : Tends to bear biennially

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