Black apple tree

type: Culinary, Cider, Dessert, Pie, Sauce

synonyms: Arkansas (not Arkansas Black), Arkansaw, Big Black Twig, Blacktwig, Black Twig, Mammoth Blacktwig

identification: Large, round and sometimes slightly conic.

Heavily ribbed. The base colour is yellow, over which is a deep red wash that covers most to all of the sun-exposed surface.

Melrose apple tree

The lenticels are small and abundant, pale almost white. The stem is very short and stout, set in a moderately wide and deep cavity which is heavily russetted with rays extending over the shoulder. The calyx is closed and set in a shallow basin.

characteristics: The flesh is yellow, coarse-grained, very firm, crisp. Juicy and slightly tart with excellent flavour. The skin itself is somewhat bitter when the apple if first harvested.

uses: A popular apple in the early 1900s, this apple was used for baking pies and cobblers.

Black twig apple tree for sale

Also makes a good apple sauce. Frequently used in cider making. Edible fresh but it tends to be tart and