Empress apple
Fruit is medium sized, 90% red, with excellent eating quality and the aromatics of Jonamac.
USDA identification images for Empress
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 28 Oct 2011 David M. TaylorWI, United StatesThis wonderful little red apple has a very strong flavor of star anise or licorice, like none I've ever tasted before. Simply wonderful. Like its Jonamac parent, it goes soft quickly and probably won't keep much past October or November.
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Jonamac x Vista Bella
- Originates from: United States
- Introduced: 1966
- Developed by: New York Fruit Testing
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Empress:
United States
Iowa
- Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City
New Hampshire
- Alyson's Apple Orchard, Walpole
New York
- Borden's Orchard, Schaghticoke
Pennsylvania
- Masonic Village Farm Market, Elizabethtown