This extra large apple has crisp white flesh which does not brown when cut or stored. Its very high Vitamin C content keeps the apple from browning, even when cooked into applesauce. The largest fruit we have found has a 14" circumference! This tart apple mellows into succulent sweetness as it ripens in early September to October at 2500’ in partial shade, and keeps for about 2 months. Great for eating, juice and of course apple sauce. All the apples in the picture are from the same tree and show the range of size and shape.

This tree was offered to us by a hot air ballooning friend in Nevada City. The small grandmother tree grows in the forest of Banner Mountain and has been leaning heavily for many years. It is now propped up by a couple of sticks. Felix’s nursery was located in this historic mining town, less than 2 miles from this tree. Nevada City was a bustling place in the late 1800s, and known as the Queen of the Northern Mines. Felix grew many of the trees still thriving in and around Nevada City and contributed significantly to the extensive agriculture of the area that fed the miners.