Jennifer's new favorite apple. Large, Crisp, Juicy, Beautiful, Subacid, Flavorful

This gorgeous apple has Great Flavor and a perfect sweet tart balance.These large green apples turn a beautiful blush with a pleasant radiating russet from the cavity. Large Handsome brown lenticels (dots) decorate the entire apple. They are not a consistent shape or color and many of the apples vary in appearance but are consistent in their superb flavor and quality. They are indeed, fit for a Prince!

This apple has many qualities of the Reine de Reinettes (Queen of the Reinettes, also known as the King of Pippins for those of the patriarch mind), but the description falls short the Queen. This is perhaps a seedling of the Queen, so, a Princess or Prince of the Pippins.

We found 2 of these trees in an extensive gold rush orchard planted around the turn of the 20th Century in Dutch Flat, CA. The healthy trees still stand tall and fruitful after over 100 years of production with little to no human care. A true testament to the mineral rich soil, hardy seedling rootstock, and smart planting by the pioneers (including the Chinese) who knew where to plant and took good care of them when they were young trees. Some of the largest orchard trees we have found, have discovered the deep, underground water sources provided by Mother Nature.

Dutch Flat is a quaint little mountain town, nothing like the bustling Gold Mining Town it used to be. Orchards and trees are scattered throughout the area and we know of a few nice orchards. This is one of our favorite orchards with about 40 trees still alive.