Hammond

Good Apple Info Snapshot:

Old southern apple. Hit REALLY hard by CAR in the spring at our location, bounced back by the fall. Any northern apple that struggles this bad with CAR, I would be reluctant to put in the ground, but seeing as this is an old southern heirloom, might be worth the risk and effort.

Good Apple Info Difficulty Rating:

No other info on disease resistance. Likely medium.

Tree Habit:

no info.

Apple Color:

Pale green partly covered with an orange to pale red blush; dots large, numerous, white.

Size:

Fruit medium, roundish or sometimes lightly oblate.

Flavor:

unknown – be the first to let us know!

Bloom:

Midseason

Ripe:

September/October

History:

Originated in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and first mentioned in 1858 as “equal to the best Newtown Pippin.” Probably named for James H. Hammond, governor of South Carolina in the 1840s and a noted agricultural reformer.

Storage:

Well, 5 months.

Uses:

Fresh eating, cooking.