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APPLES:
Available November 10 through December 15
Try our
gift box of "Vintage Varieties" Apples.
These freshly harvested apples are all varieties that were common before
the American Civil War. |
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Click on the names of the
apples below to
find out more about each apple! |
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York was originally named Johnson's Fine Winter. It originated on the
Johnson farm near York, PA, and was introduced in 1830. |
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Winesap, also called American Wine Sop, was first described by James Mease
in Philadelphia in 1804. |
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Originated in the early 1800's in Lancaster County, PA near William
Gibbons' smokehouse. |
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Also called Banana and Flory. This apple originated on the David Flory
farm in Cass County, Indiana, in the mid 1800's. |
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Synonyms: Lorraine and Rambout Franc as it is called in
France. It is thought to have come from the town of Rambure, France and
was recorded in 1535. |
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Paradise, also known as Paradise Sweet, this
variety is believed to have come from PA in the early 1800's. |
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Also known as Rome Beauty, Starbuck, and
Gillett's Seedling. Joel Gillett in Proctorville, Ohio purchased a number
of grafted trees in 1816. |
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Originally may have been called Northern Pie
Apple, it is also known as Red Spy and Red Northern Spy. It was found in
an orchard at East Bloomfield, N.Y. with seedlings brought from
Connecticut about 1800 |
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Originated in Waupaca County, Wisconsin in
1872. This big green pie apple of the North is a cross between Golden
Russet and Alexander. |
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This apple resulted from a cross between a
McIntosh and Ben Davis. It was introduced by the New York State Experiment
Station in 1898 |
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Introduced in 1820 this apple eventually
became the 6th most popular apple in the U.S. |
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Also called Woodpecker and Butters apple. Discovered in 1750, Baldwin was
our first true commercial variety. |
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