Disharoon

Good Apple Info Snapshot:

An heirloom Georgia apple thought to be extinct until 1998.

Good Apple Info Difficulty Rating:

No info. Suspect easy.

Tree Habit:

No info. Seems to have fairly high vigor.

Apple Color:

Green with a yellowish or golden hue on the sunny side; dots numerous, obscure, greenish with russet centers.

Size:

Medium to large, roundish, flattened on the ends.

Flavor:

sweet – flesh pale yellow, moderately juicy and crisp.

Bloom:

Mid-Season.

Ripe:

September/October

History:

An old Georgia apple, thought to be an Indian seedling, found in Habersham County, Georgia, “by a man named Disharoon.” Jim Lawson of Lawson’s Nursery grafted several Disharoon trees in the 1970s for nearby family members of that name.  Lee Calhoun found Disharoon apple trees in north Georgia on an old family farm owned by Juanita Davis in 1998.

Storage:

No info.

Uses:

Fresh Eating.