Dr. Hoskins of Newport, Vermont introduced this Russian apple to the USA in 1870. It became very popular and almost every farmstead had a tree. The flesh is soft and tart. Traditionally a sauce apple, it is one of the first fresh apples of the season. Pale yellow, smooth skin, bruises readily.
- Harvest early August
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Flowering group 2, recommended pollination partners include Blue Pearmain, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Duchess of Oldenburg, Golden Russet, Hudson’s Golden Gem, Newtown Pippin and more
- Rootstock is MM111