Idared apple

Idared apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Idared

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

• 19 Aug 2023  Jonathan

  I live in the south of France and planted idared about three yrs ago now this the the tree is 3 metres and about 40 apples some small and maybe 10 large. The not a huge flavour but is crisp and fresh not bad but not a wow apple. I am happy to grow any apples in our heat of 30 degrees
• 21 Oct 2020  Frank SteffensMAYO, Ireland

  I have 37 different apple varieties on my orchard. Idared would be one og my favorites. A very tasty, beautiful apple when picked and eaten fresh. Don't like it that much after it's stored for 3-4 weeks. Gets very floury and loses taste.
• 09 Oct 2020  David DemmonOHIO, United States

  One of the worst tasting apples I have ever had coming fresh from a local orchard.
• 22 Mar 2018  Steven MounfieldSTOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom

  Perhaps Idared has better quality fruit in areas with colder winters than here in Britain. My own tree has good yield for a cordon and the fruit keeps well into spring. However it is completely tasteless and has no value as a dessert variety. It is better in pies with some spices, but can't compare to more well-known cooking varieties.
• 10 Nov 2015  Chris CrickWASHINGTON, United States

  Does anyone ship Idareds like to Colorado?
• 13 Oct 2012  CandiceNY, United States

  I have no idea how a person can manage to get a couple hundred apples in a crisper in a refridgerator. At least not the size apples we get here in NY. They must have been awful small, maybe more like crabapples????? I have seen apples in Arizona and they don't grow much bigger than crabapples.
• 06 Sep 2012  SidARIZONA, United States

  We have a Granny Smith and an Ida Red, both about 20 years old growing at our cottage near Show Low, Arizona (Alt 6,000 ft). Late frosts means no apples in many years, but this year both produced huge quantities. The Ida is the best! Great pies, cakes and applesauce, and we will store a couple of hundred in the crisper of our beer fridge, to enjoy during the warm Arizona winter.
• 30 Oct 2011  Glenn SmithWI/BARRON, United States

  We have been buying Idareds in the fall for at least 4 years. With refrigeration they keep until June. Flesh is crisp and white with sweet/tangy flavor similar to Jonathon. Excellent for pies, baking, frying, eating fresh
• 14 Oct 2011  BettyONTARIO, Canada

  I picked some Ida Red apples from a local Orchard and they are perfect large juicy firm apples.A good choice !
• 06 Oct 2011  BoydNEW BRUNSWICK, Canada

  I bought a bag of Ida Reds on my way back from Nova Scotia, and they taste suspiciously like McIntosh; not like some Ida Reds I purchased a few years ago which as I recall were sweet and quite firm. The apples I just bought are tangy and somewhat soft. I'm not satisfied with them. Next time I buy an Ida Red, I will sample it first.
• 10 May 2009  Nancy WilsonONTARIO, Canada

  This apple,honestly, doesn't number among my favourites, but it's very useful because it keeps in ordinary cool basement storage extremely well, better than a Golden Russet or Northern Spy(which are traditional Canadian/American winter storage varieties).I wouldn't grow this if I was limited to just a few trees because there are better tasting varieties. But for homegrown apples in late winter, it's the best keeper I've found. It's pretty good in pies, too, although I've never seen it listed as a cooking apple.
• 13 Nov 2008  Garry LadouceurPAYERNE, Switzerland

  A wonderful sweet yet sharp taste that remains consistent. I have rarely ever found a "wooden" tasting Idared.

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• Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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• Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
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• Cummins Nursery
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References

• Cedar-Apple Rust  
  Author: Stephen Vann, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture (FSA7538)
  Rated as susceptible - control usually needed where CAR is prevalent.
• Apples for the 21st Century
  Author: Manhart
• Fruit Expert
  Author: Hessayon