Opalescent apple

Malus domestica

A popular large New England apple, sweet, crunchy, juicy, hint of strawberries - a well-flavoured apple.

Parentage: Unknown
Origin: USA
Introduced: 1880s
Season: Oct-Nov
Apple cultivar ID: 117200

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Offspring of this variety

Shenandoah

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16 Aug 2008 17:17 Pauline from Northwest Indiana, U.S.A.: I came across the Opalescent Apple at the farmer's markets of Rhode Island when I lived there in the late 1980s-early 1990s. The first one I ate was amazing. After reading the comments, I remember that they were pretty big apples. But the taste was something to remember. I think I remember the growers telling me that they do not travel well. I thought it was strictly local fruit and I am very happy to hear that it exists.Reply to this comment
04 Nov 2007 19:25 Peter from S.E. Australia: Hi in 2002 our “Heritage Fruits Group” voted Opalescent the best looking apple in our heritage apple collection at “Petty’s Orchard” in Victoria, Australia. We found the taste to be superb due to its ripeness, but it held poorly off the tree for the same reason since then we have picked it earlier and it is on our top 6 apples we recommend at our yearly grafting days.Reply to this comment
03 Aug 2007 13:24 Kristy from Canada: I have eaten and greatly enjoyed this apple – I can’t get it anymore, since I have moved away from New England to Ontario, Canada. Its flavour reminds me of Mutsu/Crispin. It is the largest apple I have ever seen…the first year I got them, the average circumference was 12-14"!! I have used it fresh (for eating) and have dehydrated it. I found it to brown fairly slowly, so it produced attractive dried apple rings, without addition of citric/ascorbic acid. I believe I made frozen pie filling with it as well.Reply to this comment

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