Esopus Spitzenburg

American Multi-purpose Apple

            [Acid-high; Sugar-high; Tannin-low]

Fresh, Culinary, Cider

Balanced, Tropical, Crisp

Physical Attributes:

• Shape: Medium-sized, round oblong
• Skin: Orange base with red streaks and tan lenticels
• Flesh: Buttery, dense, yellow

Flavour:

          Aromatic balance of spice notes, citrus, tropical fruit and a delightful sharpness. Excellent flavour that improves with storage, especially after one month.

Neat History:

          Identified in Esopus New York sometime between 1770-1790. This cultivar has a brief cameo in American author Herman Melville's 1853 short story Bartleby, the Scrivener

Growing Attributes:

• Precocity: Average
• Vigour: Good, but somewhat irregular
• Disease Tolerance: Poor
• Zone Hardiness: 4 (Map Link) prefers a cooler summer
• Pollination Group: IV (Chart) (Diploid, Self-Sterile
• Cropping: Biennial
• Picking Season: Late October – Early November
• Storage: 3-6 months
• Special Care: Uneven growth, limbs can be somewhat top heavy. Spur-bearing

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