Week of October 20th, Week 18 of CSA Apple of the Week! Hampshire This apple is a chance seedling discovered by Erick Leadbeater in 1978 on Gould Hill Farm in Contoocook, New Hampshire. It was found in a block of trees containing several different varieties including McIntosh, Cortland, and Red Delicious. However, it does resemble […]
Week of October 13th, Week 17 of CSA Apple of the Week! Macoun Created by the Geneva Research Station in New York in the 1920’s by crossing a McIntosh and Jersey Black, Macoun quickly became a highly coveted apple. This aromatic apple has a sweet, honeyed flavor which makes it an excellent all around apple […]
Week of October 6th, Week 16 of CSA Apple of the Week! Honeycrisp Even though this cultivar is considered relatively new, it has quickly jumped to fifth place in USA Today’s search this year for America’s favorite apple. Honeycrisp was developed by the University of Minnesota in 1960 using cross-pollination between varieties of apples they […]