How to Identify an Apple (and Fuji)
BY MOST ACCOUNTS, 2015 has been a banner year for New England apples, and not just for its commercial orchards,…
The Classic All-purpose Cortland
THERE MAY NOT BE a better all-purpose apple than Cortland. It has long been known for its excellence in pies….
Mid-season Pleasures: Empire and Spencer
IT TAKES YEARS, sometimes decades, between the time an apple variety is discovered and it becomes available to the public….
New England Honeycrisp: the Real Deal
FEW APPLES are in as great demand every fall as Honeycrisp. This extraordinary apple combines several superlatives in one package,…
Six Outstanding Early Apples, and an Outstanding 2015 Forecast
EARLY SEASON APPLES have come a long way in the past 50 years. Today, there are a number of excellent…
The Cult of Gravenstein
MANY HEIRLOOM APPLES have one or more flaws that keep them from mass cultivation. It may be that the variety…
Time to Get Hopping (to New England’s Apple Orchards)
THERE IS NOTHING like a day of orchard hopping to get the juices going about the 2015 apple crop. We…
My Favorite Apple
NEXT TO “What is the best pie apple?” the question I am asked the most — and which I frequently…
What is the Best Pie Apple?
AFTER TWO MONTHS of intensive research, we are forced to admit failure — once again — in our perennial quest…
New England Apples from Down Under
THE LIST OF APPLES grown in New England that originated in Australia and New Zealand is short, with just two…
New England Apples from the USA
THE AMAZING APPLE has traveled back and forth across America since its arrival in New England in 1623, and nearly…
Trans-Atlantic Flair: European Apples in New England
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES have produced only a few new apples in recent years. But several venerable heirlooms still grown in New…