Can anyone ID this Apple tree by the Apple? In other words, what kind of Apples are these? Two pics, of two different apples (I assume they are the same type of apple). As an example, Cortland, Delicious.... ?? They were sweet, juicy and crisp, GREAT apples!
It does look like a honeycrisp. Pitting (bitter pit) is very common in that variety. Calcium deficiency if memory serves. I don't know exactly how long that variety has been around but it's fairly new to our area. Is it a young tree?
If the tree is older I would guess a Delicious apple, the old fashioned kind. I have one of the older Delicious apple trees and the apples have the red yellow stripes happening.
You guys got it, it's a Honey Crisp. I know because there was three type of apples, and three names but they were all mixed up. I took a few of each and this one is my favorite all time apple. Wow, a great apple! Honeycrisp was one of the names, so that must be what it is. Now I know where the tree is, and what it is, and that I want ALL of it's apples! DO NOT CUT IT DOWN for firewood! Thanks!
We tried growing a couple of those, but the deer got them before they got mature enough to fruit. Probably my favorite apple.
Most definitely you have to fence them off and then you also have top protect up to 3' high or more to keep the rabbits from chewing off the bark.
You won't find Honeycrisp in the wild. The breeding stock only dates back to 1991 from the University of Minnesota and is only recently becoming widespread due to it's popularity. Every orchard near me that has them, planted dwarf varieties. If you know where the tree is, it was probably planted only within the past 15-20 years. You can propagate them pretty easily from branch cuttings, and graft them onto good rootstock to make your own Honeycrisp trees (or at least one branch). There's a guy in England that has something like 400 varieties all on one tree. My family makes cider and applesauce out of Honeycrisp and Wolf River apples. A modern favorite and a vintage classic.
Local orchard has a pick your own of Honeycrisp. We got 40lbs of apples for $20. I guess I can pick my own for that price.
Wolf River is an heirloom variety that dates back to the 1880's I think. They're sweet, a little mealy, but the distinguishing feature is size. Most weigh over a pound. Easily the size of a regulation softball or a large grapefruit. My brother has a single tree in his back yard that I planted about 15 years ago, and it produced usable apples for the first time last year. About five bushels in fact. I got the tree from Miller Nurseries which is now owned by Stark.
Yes, it's in an orchard. Thanks for the info...interesting. Sounds a lot like grapes and how they graft different varieties....
