A fantastic eating apple!

A striking apple with crisp, sugary sweet flesh. It has complex, subtle fruity flavors such as berries, flowers and Sweet Tarts that linger on the tongue. The somewhat thick green skinned fruit can be a greyish green-pink in the shade or have striking swirls of carmine striping. Small white lenticels dot the skin like little stars in a swirling apple universe. Great dessert apple or can be used for cooking, juice, cider or pie. Rated very good to best by numerous growers and eaters. Ripens in September at 2000’.

The grandmother tree is located in Applegate, Placer County, CA at 2,000’. This small town was founded by Lisbon Applegate in 1849. He eventually went back to Missouri but his son George stayed, became postmaster and the town changed it's name to Applegate in honor of the family. Adjacent to the Transcontinental railroad, Applegate was once a major shipper of apples, pears and plums. We hope to find more wonderful heirlooms in this small community.