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William's Pride apple

Fruit is medium in size and slightly conic in shape with a rich aromatic flavor. Apples are 70-80% red with excellent eating quality.

Last updated 28 Oct 2011.

Summary

  • Species: Malus domestica
  • Parentage: PRI 1018-101 x NJ 50
  • Origin: United States
  • Introduced: 1988
  • Developed by: PRI (Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois Co Op)
  • Orange Pippin Cultivar ID: 198200

Using

  • Good for eating fresh
  • Ripening period: Early season

Growing

  • Flowering period: Early-Mid season
  • Flowering group: 2 Extended bloom period from early to mid/late season
  • Good pollinator: Yes
  • Biennial tendency
  • Frost-resistant blossom
  • General disease resistance: Good

Climate

  • Suitable for warm climates
  • Suitable for temperate climates

Disease resistance

  • Mildew  - Some resistance
  • Fireblight  - Some resistance
  • Cedar apple rust  - Some resistance
  • Bitter pit  - Some resistance

Relationships to other varieties

Parents and other ancestors of this variety:

Rate this variety for flavor

Current rating: 4.3 out of 5. Total votes cast: 3
 

Visitor comments

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23 Sep 2011 Sharon Dwinnell-SmithWASHINGTON, KING, United States
I have grown this tree on small root stock for 10 years with great success. Usually the fruits are medium sized. This year due to our wet cold spring and early summer we had very little fruit. After a period of warm weather we just harvested apples from this tree that were double in size. They make excellent apples sauce. They were a little dry for pies. Interestingly the flavor for eating out of hand wasn't as sweet this year. This apple does not keep well for very long. It is a very well-behaved tree for a small garden area in full sun and well irrigated.
31 Aug 2011 Patrick sVA, United States
Got fruit on this tree first time this year, beautiful deep purple/red apples with fantastic fall apple flavor - in July.

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Latest Spring blossom records for this variety

2012 season

  • 22nd April  2012  - tree owned by Florian in Brush Prairie, United States
  • 20th April  2012  - tree owned by Chuck in WORTHINGTON, United States

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Latest harvest records for this variety

2012 season

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