Fortune apple
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A very good North American eating apple with a "spicy" flavor. Fruit large, with an attractive color. Flesh yellow. Subject to bitter pit.
USDA identification images for Fortune
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.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Empire (parent)
See also
- Laxton's Fortune - Shares the same name, but a different variety altogether.
- Laxton's Fortune - An American variety, with the same name, but not related.
Visitor reviews
- 07 Feb 2018 Gil SchieberWASHINGTON, United StatesOne of my favorite late apples due to it's tartness, juicy and crunchy. It's a keeper here in W. Washington
- 15 Nov 2015 Alain JettéQUEBEC, CanadaLove those hard to find apples. Crunchy almost chunky, sweet and juicy with just a little tartness. A great dessert apple.
- 20 Oct 2012 Tucker KeeneTX, United StatesCrunchy and juicy, but an unremarkable flavor. Slightly tart, but pretty standard apple taste. Nothing too exciting.
Tree register
United States
- Surik Mehrabyan in ITHACA, NEW YORK
- Thomas Griffith in Cottage Grove, WI
United Kingdom
- David in Hereford,
- David Scholes in Saddleworth,
- Jean Lippett in Martock, SOMERSET
- Mark Davies in Saddleworth, YORKSHIRE
- Paul in Barnet, HERTFORDSHIRE
- Steve Sim in Grange Over Sands, CUMBRIA
Spring blossom records for this variety
2013 season
- 10th May 2013 - tree owned by Jean in Martock, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Empire x Schoharie Spy
- Originates from: United States
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1974-343
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Fortune:
United States
Colorado
- Apple Valley Orchard, Penrose
Connecticut
- Hindinger Farm, Hamden
Iowa
- Allen's Orchard, Marion
- Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City
Maine
- McDougal Orchards, Springvale
Massachusetts
- Cider Hill Farm, Amesbury
- Fairmount Fruit Farm, Franklin
- Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro
Michigan
- Lewis Farm Market & Petting Farm, New Era
- Orchard Hill Farm, Caledonia
New Hampshire
- Lull Farm, Hollis
- Old Ciderpress Farm, Westmoreland
New York
- Bellinger's Apple Orchard, Fultonville
- Black Diamond Farm, Trumansburg
- Borden's Orchard, Schaghticoke
- Bowman Orchards, Rexford
- Exelsior Farms, Kent
- Indian Ladder Farms Inc., Altamont
- LoveApple Farms, Ghent
- Morgan Farms LLC, Marion
- Northern Orchard Co Inc., Peru
- Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook
- Spring Wagon Orchards, Penn Yan
- Whittier Fruit Farm, Rochester
North Carolina
- Creasman Farms, Hendersonville
Ohio
- Ochs Fruit Farm, Lancaster
Pennsylvania
- Orton's Fruit Farm, North East
- Rocky Ridge Orchards, Kane
Vermont
- Seven Saplings Farm, Richford
Washington
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***
Wisconsin
- Door Creek Orchard, Cottage Grove
- Rush River Orchard and Bakery, Ellsworth
United Kingdom
England - north
- Saddleworth Orchard, Saddleworth