Originating in the Netherlands in the late 18th century and once one of the worlds most popular apples. Did you know there were nearly 8,000 varieties of apples in North America?! These rounded and flattened fruits are small-medium, with a bright green to yellow skin. The creamy flesh is firm and fine in texture. Brisk and densely fruity. It’s delicious, juicy, sweet flavor and aromatic finish caught our attention and will surely get yours as well. Best for fresh eating. Ripens in September-October at 4100’. The tree will benefit from another variety to increase production.

The grandmother tree grows at Bucks Ranch, Nevada County, CA near Orleans Flat mining camp at 4100 feet on the San Juan Ridge overlooking the Middle Fork of the Yuba River. The Buck brothers homesteaded this property in the late 1870s, in part to provide fruit for the thriving mining camp and likely make hard cider. Buck's Ranch, a private property, still has more than 100 thriving ancient fruit and nut trees. Now cared for once again, they still receive no irrigation, spraying or fertilization, just occasional pruning, producing great crops, 140 years after they were planted!