Werribee Park Heritage Orchard
Esopus Spitzenburg
Esopus Spitzenburg
Esopus Spitzenburg
Price range: $5.00 through $35.00
Description
- Origin: Originated at Esopus, Ulster county. One of the great American apple varieties, thought to be Thomas Jefferson’s favourite. The Esopus Spitzenburg, commonly known as the Spitzenburg, is the standard of excellence for apples of the Baldwin class, to which it naturally belongs
- Tree: Spur-bearer
- Vigour: V2 Flowering
- Group: 4 Fruit
- Shape: Medium to large, pretty uniform in size and shape. Skin and
- Flesh: Skin tough, sometimes waxy, slightly roughened by the russet dots, deep rich yellow often almost completely covered with bright red inconspicuously striped with darker red, in the sun deepening to a very dark, almost purplish blush, marked with pale yellow and russet dots
- Harvest:
- Mid: Late Uses Eating, cooking – pies, sauce
Additional information
| Product Type | Scion, Tree |
|---|---|
| Origin | USA |
| Harvest | M-L |
| Uses | Cider, Cooking, Eating |
| Vigour | V2 |
| Flowering Group | 4 |
| Tip or Spur | Spur |
| Description | almost purplish blush, commonly known as the Spitzenburg, cooking – pies, deep rich yellow often almost completely covered with bright red inconspicuously striped with darker red, in the sun deepening to a very dark, is the standard of excellence for apples of the Baldwin class, marked with pale yellow and russet dots. Harvest: Mid – Late Uses Eating, Origin: Originated at Esopus, pretty uniform in size and shape. Skin and Flesh: Skin tough, sauce, slightly roughened by the russet dots, sometimes waxy, thought to be Thomas Jefferson's favourite. The Esopus Spitzenburg, to which it naturally belongs Tree: Spur-bearer Vigour: V2 Flowering Group: 4 Fruit Shape: Medium to large, Ulster county. One of the great American apple varieties |