Chehalis apple

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Large greenish yellow apple, usually with a pink blush on exposed side. Resembles Golden Delicious in looks and flavor but larger, crisper and more elongated. Crisp, cream colored flesh. Medium-fine texture. Sweet, slightly honeyed, juicy eating and baking apple.

Flavor goes from tart to sweeter in a vary short timeframe, which makes this apple hard to judge its true ripeness.

Last updated 17 Oct 2011.

Summary

Species: Malus domestica
Parentage: Probably a Golden Delicious Seedling
Origin: Near the Chehalis river, Oakville, WA, United States
Introduced: 1955
Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 165100

Chehalis identification photos from official fruit collections

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Chehalis Apple

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29 Aug 2011		Craig MurdockWA., United States
	I like the chehalis, it can be tart if you pick too soon. I tried one today, 8 28 2011. very good, but 2 more weeks and they will be sweet. great apple pie stuff.
23 Jul 2011		Don EdenWA, United States
	I would agree with Cris's assessment - while I have not personally tasted the Chehalis apple, I have a first hand report and have read many other reports that it is rather tart. Apparently, nurseries are advertising it as "sweet," while at the same time using a cut and paste to get and print their description of the apple - thus perpetuating what has become a myth. Two other misnomers are that the Chehalis apple was discovered as a chance seedling in 1957, while the best information I have is that it was discovered as a chance seedling in 1937, and that the variety is highly resistant to scab, which I believe to be a sales exaggeration. There are two write-ups on the Chehalis apple - one in the Journal of the American Pomological Society: Volume 21 Number 1 Article 7 Year 1967 Month 1 Title: The Chehalis Apple Author: C.D. Schwartze to which I have no access, and another in Apple Cultivars of South Sound, Robert A. Norton and Jacqueline King, (http://whatcom.wsu.edu/mgtemp/classes/home_orchards/eb1436.pdf) Which describes the Chehalis apple as "mild subacid," and agreeing with Chris that it doesn't last long on the tree. Incidentally, Norton and King's publication contains an excellent section on terms for properly describing an apple. Chris, thank you very much for your comments and advice on handling mildew in your area.
21 Jul 2011		Cris ShermanWA, United States
	Chehalis is sweet? I have made apple pie and cider with this apple. On a good year, one apple can be a meal. But sweet? I have found it to be quite tart. Maybe it's my soil, but I have some doubts about that. This apple was grown in an area about sixty miles north from my location. They entire orchard was chopped down five years later due to mildew problems. I spent twenty years trying to solve this problem with my tree and I have finally had success. I would recommend this tree for an area that is not too damp and wet. But it can be grown in a wetter climate such as mine as long as you treat the tree with a mildew preventative just after the blossoms have set. If you want the tree to remain organic, try using the formula in "The Apple Grower." I think they use hydrogen peroxide. Personally, I have had success with "Immunox." I have a good crop almost every single year since I have started using this product. Harvest quickly! This apple does not stick around very long.

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United States

Dan Spratlen in CAMANO ISLAND, WASHINGTON / USA
Florian Deisenhofer in Brush Prairie, Clark County WA
Glenn Grossman in VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

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2012 season

7th May 2012 - tree owned by Florian in Brush Prairie, United States

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