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Lobo apple

A McIntosh-style apple from Canada, generally believed to be better all-round than its parent.

Lobo photo tape
Last updated 07 Jan 2011.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: McIntosh
  • Origin: Canada
  • Introduced: 1898
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 119600
  • We are grateful to Brogdale Farm - home of the UK National Fruit Collection - for providing samples of this variety.

Identification

  • Bultitude apple group: 6. Red flushed, smooth, sweet

Growing

  • Flowering period: Mid season
  • Flowering group: 3
  • Fertility: Self-sterile
  • Triploid: No

Relationships to other varieties

Parents and other ancestors of this variety:

Lobo identification photos from official fruit collections


UK National Fruit Collection

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UK National Fruit Collection

Lobo identification photos from website visitors



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Current rating: 5 out of 5. Total votes cast: 2
 

Visitor comments

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02 Sep 2011 Susan TrottONTARIO, Canada
Lobo have been my favorite since I was a child 45 years ago. We used to drive down to Mont. St. Hilaire in the Townships of Quebec and pick bushels of them. The best are tart/sweet and give a very satisfying crunch. They are the best apples for pie, but I still love eating them right off the tree. We grow two trees organically -- no chemicals at all, so most of the apples go back to nature, but we usually get just enough off our young trees to share the bounty.
10 Aug 2011 Bob BesnerONTARIO, Canada
Best of all apples. Tasty, juicy, good for pies and sauce. Ready in late August. One orchard that has them is in Mountain, On.
16 Nov 2010 BruceCANADA, Canada
absolute best eating apple
21 Sep 2010 ElinorONTARIO, Canada
You can get this variety at Siloam Orchards which is northeast of Toronto. I believe they also sell trees.
12 Sep 2010 BobCANADA, Canada
Where can I buy some of these trees ,or even seeds...?
04 Oct 2009 Pamela WileHALIFAX, NS, Canada
I am just eating my first Lobo apple and I'm enjoying it very much. I had never heard of this variety until I saw them at the grocery store yesterday and was a little skeptical about liking them. I like them a lot - they do remind me of MacIntosh but I think I like them better. I wouldn't have thought that possible. I'll look for them more often.
19 Sep 2009 MelanieOTTAWA, Canada
There are orchards here in Ottawa and surrounding that have Lobo right now - they emerged just ahead of the traditional macs and are really good. Perfect size for little hands too.
11 Sep 2009 LudaTORONTO, ONTARIO, Canada
Question: How does this apple compare with the Macoun?
11 Sep 2009 Jennifer WoodwardROCKLAND, ONTARIO, Canada
I recently purchased a 1/2 bushel of Lobo apples from a local orchard. I'd never heard of this variety before but they are so lovely, no blemishes at all, that I decided to give them a try. My apple pies are fabulous using them. I'm making apple sauce this morning and I think it will be very good too. I highly recommend these now that I've tried them.
27 Apr 2009 Donna GauntBELLEVILLE, ON, Canada
I had these as a child from my grandparents apple orchard in Salem, ON (near Colborne). They were my favourite (Grandpa only had 3 trees of them). The orchard is long gone and I have never found them again. Crisp and sweet, empire is the closest I ever found.

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Fruit tree register

Do you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard? If so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees.

The following Lobo trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree.

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Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2011 season

  • June  2011  - tree owned by Susan in OTTAWA, Canada

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Latest harvest records for this variety

2011 season

  • 3rd week August  2011  - tree owned by Susan in OTTAWA, Canada

Where to buy apple trees

The following fruit tree nurseries offer Lobo apple trees for sale:

  • Cummins Nursery
    United States  More >>

Where to buy apples

The following orchards and suppliers offer Lobo apples for sale. map >

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