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Winesap Apple

The Winesap apple is an excellent heirloom apple that keeps very well.

Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce; Cider

ID-122A

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History: The Winesap apple is a very old American apple that most likely is from a seed brought over from Europe to East coast during the late 1600’s to early 1700’s.

Parentage: Unknown

Pollination:

Bloom Time: Mid-season

Ploidy: Diploid (pollen is quite infertile - treat like a triploid)

Good Pollinators: (requires two diploids for good pollination)

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Harvest Time: October

Fruit Size: Medium, conic

Flavor: Tart/aromatic

Storage (refrigerated): 4-5 months

Disease Resistance:

Cedar apple rust: Very resistant

Fireblight: Some susceptibility

Mildew: Very resistant

Scab: Very susceptible

Winesap

Culinary / Dessert apple

Originated in the U.S.A. First described in 1817. Fruits have firm, tender, coarse, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Synonyms:

American Wine Sop, American Wine-Sop, American Winesop, Banana, Henrick's Sweet, Holland's Red Winter, Pot Pie Apple, Potpie Apple, Red Sweet Wine Sop, Royal Red, Royal Red of Kentucky, Texan Red, Wine Sap, Wine Sop, Winesop, Winter Winesap

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Sports:

Flowering time:

4th May 10% flowering

10th May Full (80%) flowering

18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time: Late October