Junalaska

Good Apple Info Snapshot:

Help revitalize a piece of American Southern apple history. Trees appear to thrive without issue.

Good Apple Info Difficulty Rating:

No info – as a long-lost Southern variety, we expect, Easy.

Tree Habit:

No info.

Apple Color:

Dull yellow skin is somewhat rough with raised russet patches, greenish patches with an occasional pale red flush on the sunny side.

Size:

Medium-large with distinctive irregular globular form.

Flavor:

Subacid – tender yellow flesh is fine-grained, moderately juicy and rich.

Bloom:

Early

Ripe:

October

History:

About 2001 apple hunter Tom Brown was led to an unidentified apple tree in Macon County, North Carolina, about eight miles from Silas McDowell’s original orchard of the 1840s and 1850s. The apples on the tree resemble the long-lost Junaluskee apple that Silas McDowell grew in his orchard in the mid-1800s.

Storage:

Good, expect 3+ months.

Uses:

Fresh Eating, Cooking, Stores well