Description
A historic cultivar whose name has been forgotten to time. Currently does not match to any known cultivar in the DNA dataset. However, several old trees remain in the historic Branch orchard, Hermosa Valley, Colorado where they have resisted pest, disease, and drought for over 100 years.
Attractive lemon yellow, summer apple ripens in early August. Yellow flesh is firm, juicy, subacid to sweet with tropical fruity aroma.
DNA tells us this apple is probably a grandchild of UF13 (russet founder). Closest relatives are a mix of Dutch, English, and French cultivars.
This is one of MORP’s endangered Guardian Trees. We encourage you to grow it and add it to Fruit RegisTREE to help with our preservation efforts.
