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Wagener apple

One of the best late fall varieties for dessert, sauce, cider, juice and storage. Doesn't shrivel. Medium sized, glossy green, red flushed fruit. White flesh, very crisp, juicy and tender, resembles NorthernSpy in taste.

USDA identification images for Wagener

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.

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    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2018 season

    • 6th May  2018  - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom

    2017 season

    • 29th April  2017  - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom

    2016 season

    • 16th May  2016  - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom

    2015 season

    • 9th May  2015  - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom

    2014 season

    • 31st April  2014  - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
    • April  2014  - tree owned by Martin_UK in Basingstoke, United Kingdom

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2017 season

    • 4th week October  2017  - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom

    2014 season

    • 4th week October  2014  - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Originates from: Penn Yann, New York, United States
    • Introduced: 1790s
    • Developed by: George Wheeler
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1976-149

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United States
    • Flesh colour: White
    • Fruit size: Average
    • Fruit size: Large
    • Fruit shape: Flat-round

    Using

    • Picking season: Late
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
    • Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
    • Flavour style (apples): Aromatic
    • Food uses: Eating fresh
    • Food uses: Culinary
    • Food uses: Hard cider
    • Food uses: Drying
    • Flavour style (apples): Honeyed

    Growing

    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer

    Where to buy fresh fruit

    The following orchards grow Wagener:

    United States


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    References

    • Apples of England (1948)
      Author: Taylor

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