Trees of the classic apple varieties that were planted in early Pacific Northwest orchards from about 1860 to 1920 can still occasionally be found in overgrown farmyards, pastures, and even in suburban backyards where orchard sites were converted to residential areas and the old trees were left in place.
This list of old varieties likely to be found in the Pacific Northwest was compiled by R.A. Norton from nursery lists in the Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) edited by Grenville Lowther.
KEY:
SIZE: S = small, M = medium, L = large
FORM: R = round, C = conical, O = oblate, FL = flat
COLOR: R = red, G = green, Y = yellow, O = orange, S = striped, RU = russet
SEASON: S = summer, EA = early autumn, A = autumn, LA = late autumn, EW = early winter, W = winter
|
Cultivar Name |
Size |
Form |
Color |
Season |
| Alexander (Grand Alexander) |
L |
RC |
RS |
EA |
| Arkansas |
L |
RC |
YR |
W |
| Baldwin |
L |
RC |
RG |
W |
| Banana (Winter Banana) |
M |
RC |
Y |
W |
| Ben Davis (New York Pippin) |
L |
RC |
YR |
W |
| Blue Pearmain |
L |
RC |
R |
W |
| Esopus Spitzenberg |
L |
O |
YR |
W |
| Fallawater |
L |
RC |
GY |
W |
| Fameuse (Snow Apple) |
M |
RO |
RS |
W |
| Gano (Payton) |
L |
RO |
YR |
W |
| Golden Russet |
M |
RO |
YRU |
W |
| Gravenstein |
L |
RO |
YR |
LA |
| Grimes Golden |
M |
RO |
GY |
W |
| Jonathan |
M |
RC |
YR |
W |
| Lady (Pomme d’Api) |
S |
FL |
YR |
W |
| Newtown Pippin |
L |
RO |
GY |
W |
| Northern Spy |
L |
RC |
YR |
W |
| Northwestern Greening |
L |
RC |
GY |
W |
| Pumpkin Sweet |
L |
RO |
Y |
EW |
| Rambo |
M |
FL |
YR |
LA |
| Red Astrakhan |
L |
R |
YR |
S |
| Rhode Island Greening |
L |
RO |
GY |
W |
| Roxbury Russet |
M |
RO |
YRU |
W |
| Summer Bellflower |
M |
RC |
Y |
A |
| Summer Pearmain |
M |
O |
YR |
S |
| Tompkins King |
L |
R |
YR |
W |
| Twenty Ounce |
L |
R |
RS |
LA |
| Wealthy |
M |
RO |
R |
LA |
| Westfield Seek-No-Further |
L |
RC |
YR |
W |
| White Winter Pearmain |
M |
RC |
YR |
W |
| Winesap |
M |
R |
YR |
W |
| Wolf River |
L |
RO |
R |
W |
| Yellow Bellflower |
L |
O |
GY |
W |
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