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Macoun apple

Another McIntosh style apple variety from the famous Geneva Research Station, and considered one of the better ones.

Macoun photo tape
Last updated 09 Jan 2011.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: McIntosh x Jersey Black
  • Origin: New York state, United States
  • Introduced: 1920s
  • Developed by: Geneva Research Station, New York
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 119700
  • We are grateful to Brogdale Farm - home of the UK National Fruit Collection - for providing samples of this variety.

Growing

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

Disease resistance

  • Fireblight  - Very resistant
  • Cedar apple rust  - Some resistance
  • Scab  - Some susceptibility

Relationships to other varieties

Parents and other ancestors of this variety:

Offspring of this variety:

Macoun identification photos from official fruit collections


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Macoun identification photos from website visitors



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Current rating: 4 out of 5. Total votes cast: 8
 

Visitor comments

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15 Oct 2011 KarenWI, United States
Star Valley Orchards grows them in Warrens Wisconsin, just 9 miles from the 1-90 & I-94 divide by Tomah. Located next to the I-94 ramps.
25 Sep 2011 HankMN, United States
Several years ago we tried a macoun at an orchard near Bayfield, Wisconsin and were hooked. Found them again in southwest Wisconsin. It seems that the older orchards still have them in the upper midwest, which is great. It is a great apple. Buy some.
04 Aug 2011 Jane BeecherPA, United States
We used to live in Esmond, Rhode Island, east of Providence. We would drive west a few miles west into Connecticut. In both states we were able to buy Macouns. The most fantastic apple I have ever eaten! Large red apples that were crisp and the juice would run down your chin. My friends send me some from a Cape Cod grocery store, but they are smaller and not as good.
17 Apr 2011 CindyMASS, United States
When I was a little girl, these were the only "apple" I knew, so I was spoiled by the rich cran-apple color, the crisp texture, the bright pulp and the sweet flavor of these apples. Now I am an adult, and the great assortment of apples is a disappointment to me. My greatest consolation in the end of summertime is that I will have access to these wonderful apples again. :-) *Thank you* for creating this site, where I learned they are a hybrid of the Macintosh.
08 Oct 2010 DarylannCA, United States
As a native New Englander, I had the good fortune to be close to Macoun trees each October. Since moving to the west, I can find them no place at all, so I have a friend ship some to me each year. There is nothing like them, and I completely agree that it's the best snacking apple I've ever tasted. I want a tree for my home in the Pacific Coastal Northwest, and hope it will grow...
23 Mar 2010 Karen PeckinpaughIN, United Kingdom
I have read that the rave HoneyCrisp apple is parented by Macoun and Honeygold.
16 Oct 2009 JosieSOUTH JERSEY, United States
The Shop-rite Market chain has agreed to put in an order for Macoun apples in my area. Many thanks to them. My husband was on business in Bethlehem PA yesterday and found a Wegmans which is selling some gorgeous Macouns right now. I'm one happy camper!
14 Oct 2009 JosieSOUTH JERSEY, United States
I tried the Macoun apple for the first time several years ago and although I am not such a fruit lover, I was AMAZED at how wonderful these apples tasted. As they are only available in the fall, I try every October to get my hands on a few. Unfortunately, this year NO ONE seems ro stock any in the South Jersey area. If anyone knows of a supermarket or farmers market which carries them within driving distance of my location, let me know here. Many thanks.
10 Oct 2009 Margaret BaileyBELLEVILLE, IL, United States
My husband and I just got back from New Hampshire. We tasted our first Macoun there. As we were exploring the backroads, we came into this truck on the side of the road. The gentleman had apple cider and apples. My husband decided to get a half gallon of the apple cider. He did not have change for the bill my husband gave him so he just gave him a sackful of apples. By far, it is the best eating apples we have ever tasted! So now I am looking at websites to see where I can get a tree to plant.
04 Oct 2009 AndyROCHESTER, NY, United States
Very white melting flesh with a very nice taste, mellow and sweet. Problems growing: sets too heavily and need to be mercilessly thinned, heavy fruit drop and few reach maturity from the original heavy setting crop, often has browning spots under the skin. Too delicate for cooking or storage, but very nice for fresh eating. Although the taste is among my favorites, I am actually thinking of cutting down my very healthy tree and replacing it with another variety because on the above mentioned problems.
21 Sep 2009 Karen RockowSALISBURY, VT, United States
A fresh Macoun in May? I thought they were only available in October and November. It is, indeed, a fantastic apple, with a tremendous crunch when the weather is just right. The crunch disappears as the apple ages.
03 May 2009 LeaNEW HAVEN, CT, United States
At a Connecticut farmer's market, I asked an apple grower to sell me just one apple, to have as a snack. He said in his opinion, the best snacking apple in the world is Macoun. I bought one, and it was fantastic. Crisp and sweet and fresh. Quite possibly the best apple I've ever tasted.

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Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2011 season

  • May  2011  - tree owned by Kris in HOLDEN, United States

2010 season

  • May  2010  - tree owned by Kris in HOLDEN, United States

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Latest harvest records for this variety

2011 season

    2010 season

    • 1st week October  2010  - tree owned by Kris in HOLDEN, United States

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