Comments on: Antique Apple Varieties

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:04:44 +0000

Thanks Kenny, I went to your link and was able to find an apple that is described like the one I remember… the Almata - now I need a photo to look at. Thanks for your help.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:56:41 +0000

Hi Bill, I can’t identify that apple for you, but here is a link that I found with descriptions of a number of red fleshed apples. You also may want to check with the PA Backyard Fruit Growers as some of their members have more experience with all sorts of heirloom apples.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:51:25 +0000

interesting site - i came across the site when i was searching for a site that would help me identify an apple i remember as a child. The apple is LARGE with red flesh (like the winter red flesh) you displayed. The apple i am trying to idenfy has red flesh during the fall then over the late fall the flesh will whiten and the apple becomes more eatable. During the red flesh stage the apple is bitter, but if you rub it it is a beautiful apple and you just want to take a big bite. Also at the red flesh stage it makes wonderful red apple sauce. This is an apple that my grandparents planted (i am thinking that it was planted 1930-1950 timeframe)I remember it as a child - it was a single tree and always had a ton of apples.It is still at the old homestead in Cranesville.PA.I have inquired with different folks w/o any luck. Can anyone help identify this apple?

By: john steppling

john steppling — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:53:41 +0000

check scott’s nurseries in england…………great great selection of old apple varities.

By: Les

Les — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:17:00 +0000

I am part of the Backyard Fruit Growers group. Our folks have 400 or so varieties of apples that we are growing. Here is our web site: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dailey/byfg.html

We have a list of 400 apple varieties that we grow. I have gone through there for you and picked out any that I thought might inspire you.

“Virginia Beauty” would be a nice name for a girl, don’t you think? Here are some more which you could use at least a part of the name for a girl: Aerlie Redflesh, Cherry Cox, Danielle, Eve’s Delight, Ginger Gold, Gloria Mundi, Honey Gold, Idared, Katherine, Mela di Carlo, Mollie’s Delicious, Nichole, Pixie Crunch, Rubiat, San Rose, Winter Joy.

For a boy: Brock, Coe, Davey, Early Mac, Edwin Baur, James Grieve, Jefferis, Jonathan, Lloyd’s Russett, Red Baron, Sam’s Tawny, Spencer, Wayne, William’s Pride.

That covers the ones on the list that I thought might work. Hope it helps. Let us know what you decide!
Les (my e-mail is KiwiUncle@aol.com)

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:03:54 +0000

Thanks Rolph,and don’t worry some of the gardeners here subscribe to the entries and respond to “heirloom” comments all the time. Congrats to you and your wife for the baby that is on the way and I hope that you find a nice apple to name the child after!

By: Rolph

Rolph — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:54:22 +0000

Nice post! Hard to respond to a two year old posting, but still… I like the fact that you are exploring different apple varieties. More people should! I arrived at this post by searching for interesting apple names (I impregnated my wife on a cider trip to Hereford, UK, and we are looking for nice names) and I am pleasantly surprised at the apple variety interest!

Soo… now all I need is a nice name

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:26:58 +0000

Karen - you can also order antiques via http://www.applesource.com