It is a dual-purpose apple that will bake delicious pies as well as being a favourite for eating fresh. Gravenstein Apples: The End Of Summer In A Fruit As summer turns to fall, finding new ways to use up abundant apples is a great way to mark the arrival of … Fruit: Size Normally large but may be variable depending on crop load. To get the largest, healthiest fruit from an apple tree, you occasionally need to give Mother Nature a hand and thin apple trees.

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Red Gravenstein was found by Van Sent V. Whipple in Washington, USA in 1907-1908. It is the same as the Gravenstein except the large fruit has mottled deep red skin. The Gravenstein Apple Tree is an Heirloom variety of apple with a long history that has continued to be popular with home growers because of its outstanding flavor. A simple rule of thumb is, anything that grows straight up or crosses another branch has to go. Gravenstein apple pie initiates apple pie season at our house. Often, however, the tree still holds onto a surplus of fruit which results in small, sometimes misshapen apples. Ground Colour Light green to light yellow, depending on maturity and ripeness. We dont have a Gravenstein, but we do have 7 other varieties of apples. Many apple trees thin themselves naturally to some extent, so it should be no great surprise to see some aborted fruit. The straight up growths are called water spouts, and take energy away from fruit production. Andy’s Produce Market (1691 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol) on Highway 116 and Hales Apple Farm (1526 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol) , right across the highway are some other good options closer to town. At its best, Gravenstein is still one of the best eating apples and a preferred cooking apple in Nova Scotia. If climbing ladders isn’t your jam, nearly all of the apple farms on the Farm Trails directory have fruit stands where you purchase professionally pick apples by the bushel. Gravenstein bear heavily every other year. Apple Red Gravenstein is a splendid red apple that is a sport of Gravenstein a famous eating apple. Apples need to be thinned. Gravenstein apples from one old decaying tree are one of my happy childhood memories.

Gravenstein apples were a major crop in Sonoma County, California in the early to mid 1900’s where they were sold not only for fresh use but also as a processing apple for juice, sauce, vinegar and brandy. Surface Glossy, slightly ridged. The late 1900’s brought about a transition in the industry and much of the land previously used for apple production is now used for wine grape production. They should be pruned annually during dormancy. Over Colour Variable. The crispness and flavour ! No commercial growers grow them in NZ. However, after 30 years in our new home we are having to cull an apple tree that has silver leaf virus. Distinctive. Flesh is firm, crisp and juicy.