Spitzenburg Apple Harvest_Late Our young two year trees

Our young two year trees are most often whips with a few  feathered (side limbs)

brightly flushed red over the yellow skin

Uses:  Cider

then mellowed in storage for several months

Origin Date: France 1780

Spitzenburg Apple Harvest_Late Our young two year treesUSDA Certified Organic The Spitzenburg apple tree was discovered in the late 1700s by an early Dutch settler of that name. It was found at the settlement of Esopus, on the Hudson River, in Ulster County, New York. Much attention was bestowed upon Spitzenburg apples when Thomas Jefferson ordered a dozen trees for his orchard in Monticello. The Spitzenburg apple is unexcelled in flavor and quality, the fruit is great off the tree, but flavor improves