Horse apple

USDA identification images for Horse

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

• 22 Aug 2019  Billy CampbellTENNESSEE, United States

  The Horse (Hoss) apple originated in Washington Co Tn in the late 1700s. It was developed by Jacob Hoss.
• 09 Dec 2018  AnthonyGEORGIA, United States

  My grandfather was born in Georgia in 1895. He once told me that if you had a Horse Apple tree and a Yates Apple tree you'd have all the apples you'd ever want. I used to have a Horse Apple tree and it made apples every year... until it died in a drought. In August when the apples were so hot you'd think they were going to bake on the tree, but one day they would reach perfection, and the flavor was indescribably wonderful.
• 14 Dec 2014  Eleanor JenkinsNH, United States

  I have a Horse apple tree on standard root stock that is about thirty years old. I am looking for the history of this variety. It was purchased from a Lawson's Nursery in Ballground Georgia, I think.
• 09 Dec 2014  Karen SpencerTX, United States

  Jim, to find this variety try Bighorsecreekfarm.com They are an heirloom apple tree (do their own grafting) located in North Carolina. Good luck! Karen in Central Texas
• 20 Nov 2014  JimAL., United States

  This apple was common and much used for drying and for pies in this region. Excellent tart flavor. This is the first mention of it that I have seen in print. I and several others that I know would love to buy some of these trees to get them started again in this area. I hope this web site will show me where I can find them.

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Horse:

United States

• Connecticut

  • Staehly Farms, East Haddam

• North Carolina

  • Creasman Farms, Hendersonville