Northern Spy Apple

Northern Spy

Dessert apple

First grown in the seedling orchard of Heman Chapin, at East Bloomfield, New York, USA from seed brought from Salisbury, Connecticut, USA. It was raised in about 1800 and introduced in 1840. Fruits have fairly firm, juicy, sweet flesh with a pleasant flavour. This variety is resistant to woolly aphis and has been used as a parent in the breeding of resistant rootstocks and varieties.

Synonyms:

King Apple, King's Apple, Severnui Razvedchik, Severnui Shpion, Spaeher des Nordens, Spaher des Nordens, Spy

 

Mother to:

Sandow

Sunrise

Emilia

Thurso

Ascot

Galton

Glenton

Spiza

 

Father to:

Pewaukee

Ontario

 

Sports:

Crimson Spy

Double Red Northern Spy

Hunter Kinkead Spy

Kinkead Red Spy

Loop Spy

 

Shape: Broad globose conical

Size: large

Height: 70.00mm

Width: 81.00mm

Ribbing: weak-medium

Ground Colour: Green yellow

Over Colour: Pink

Russet: very low

Coarseness: fine

Flesh Colour: Yellowish

Flowering time:

13th May 10% flowering

17th May Full (80%) flowering

24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time: Mid October

Source: www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk

The National Archives Open Government Licence

History: The Northern Spy apple dates to around 1790. It originated in East Bloomfield, New York. Oliver Chapin and his brothers Dr. Daniel Chapin and Heman Chapin planted the apple seeds in which one became the Northern Spy, but unfortunately it died. However, Heman’s brother-in-law planted suckers from the original tree prior to the tree dying and in doing so, saved the Northern Spy.

Parentage: Unknown

Pollination:

Bloom Time:Late season

Ploidy: Diploid

Good Pollinators:

Granny Smith Apple

Twenty-Ounce Apple

Harvest Time: October/November

Fruit Size:Medium-large, round

Flavor: Sweet/tart

Storage (refrigerated): 3-4 months

Disease Resistance:

Cedar apple rust:Some susceptibility

Fireblight:Very susceptible

Mildew:Some susceptibility

Scab:Some susceptibility