Black Twig

Good Apple Info Snapshot:

High quality apples that ripen late and store for a long time. A featured Late Bloom tree.

Good Apple Info Difficulty Rating:

Easy peasy.

Tree Habit:

Strong, vigorous tree with a dense and drooping habit.

Apple Color:

Varying color, usually green to yellow skin that is streaked and flushed red to burgundy.

Size:

Medium to large with.

Flavor:

subacid – flesh is firm, juicy, and fine grained

Bloom:

Late

Ripe:

October

History:

Black Twig is a seedling of Winesap that originated in northeast Tennessee in the early 1800s. The apple has a nutty texture and the resultant cider has spicy notes that make it unique. In recent studies at Virginia Tech, the Black Twig apple has shown to have relatively high tannin levels when compared to other American cider varieties. It became one of the popular dessert varieties in the 19th and early 20th century in Central Virginia orchards.

Uses:

excellent keeper, it must be stored to reach peak flavor.