Lobo apple

USDA identification images for Lobo

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

• 05 Oct 2025  Grey

  We purchased two in a Krakow, Poland market. Subsequently hauled them around for days in a backpack and are enjoying them now.. Will look for more. The skin on these is a bit thick and not very appealing. However the flesh is white and very flavorful.
• 25 May 2025  Neil

  I bought a few from a Polish-owned shop in early spring 2025, just to try. I've never seen it in UK small shops or supermarkets. I'd say it has a very good flavour. Either as good as or nearly as nice as Braeburn, which also keeps late. The challenge now is to find a tree of it in the UK on M9 or M26 rootstock to complement my trees of other very late apples.
• 15 Sep 2022  Kim - From New Zealand

  I grew this apple on my lifestyle orchard here in New Zealand and found it a great apple to dehydrate, has a great flavour, and being large makes it good for this purpose. Also cooks up well, just trying to locate it again so I can graft another tree, the original got removed by the new owners, unfortunately.
• 18 Sep 2016  JodyONTARIO, Canada

  Tried this apple this week and do like it very much. It seems sweeter than the Mac which is my favorite. Goin g to make a pie to see how it turns out.
• 13 Jan 2015  Robbie-JayneONTARIO, Canada

  They have Lobos at Burnham Family Farm Market in Cobourg ON...closed now until May 1st...but when the apples are ready they have many many different varieties!!...check them out!
• 09 Sep 2013  DebONTARIO, Canada

  Lobo's are picking right now at Organics Family Farm in Markham
• 10 Oct 2012  Vanessa SosiakONTARIO, Canada

  Lobo are so delicious! I can only get them in Quebec! Where can I purchase in Durham region?
• 28 Sep 2012  KrisQUEBEC, Canada

  These apples are grown all around here and are great tasting. They aren't my favorite, but there is no denying they are a great all around apple. Any pies I make with them are exceptional. My relatives have a Lobo apple tree growing on their property which is at least 50 years old, if not older. The apples from it are so large, they're the size of softballs.
• 02 Sep 2011  Susan TrottONTARIO, Canada

  Lobo have been my favorite since I was a child 45 years ago. We used to drive down to Mont. St. Hilaire in the Townships of Quebec and pick bushels of them. The best are tart/sweet and give a very satisfying crunch. They are the best apples for pie, but I still love eating them right off the tree. We grow two trees organically -- no chemicals at all, so most of the apples go back to nature, but we usually get just enough off our young trees to share the bounty.
• 10 Aug 2011  Bob BesnerONTARIO, Canada

  Best of all apples. Tasty, juicy, good for pies and sauce. Ready in late August. One orchard that has them is in Mountain, On.
• 16 Nov 2010  BruceCANADA, Canada

  absolute best eating apple
• 21 Sep 2010  ElinorONTARIO, Canada

  You can get this variety at Siloam Orchards which is northeast of Toronto. I believe they also sell trees.
• 12 Sep 2010  BobCANADA, Canada

  Where can I buy some of these trees ,or even seeds...?
• 04 Oct 2009  Pamela WileHALIFAX, NS, Canada

  I am just eating my first Lobo apple and I'm enjoying it very much. I had never heard of this variety until I saw them at the grocery store yesterday and was a little skeptical about liking them. I like them a lot - they do remind me of MacIntosh but I think I like them better. I wouldn't have thought that possible. I'll look for them more often.
• 19 Sep 2009  MelanieOTTAWA, Canada

  There are orchards here in Ottawa and surrounding that have Lobo right now - they emerged just ahead of the traditional macs and are really good. Perfect size for little hands too.
• 11 Sep 2009  LudaTORONTO, ONTARIO, Canada

  Question: How does this apple compare with the Macoun?
• 11 Sep 2009  Jennifer WoodwardROCKLAND, ONTARIO, Canada

  I recently purchased a 1/2 bushel of Lobo apples from a local orchard. I'd never heard of this variety before but they are so lovely, no blemishes at all, that I decided to give them a try. My apple pies are fabulous using them. I'm making apple sauce this morning and I think it will be very good too. I highly recommend these now that I've tried them.
• 27 Apr 2009  Donna GauntBELLEVILLE, ON, Canada

  I had these as a child from my grandparents apple orchard in Salem, ON (near Colborne). They were my favourite (Grandpa only had 3 trees of them). The orchard is long gone and I have never found them again. Crisp and sweet, empire is the closest I ever found.

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• United States1
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• Netherlands 1
• Canada2
• New Zealand1

Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer Lobo apple trees for sale:

• Cummins Nursery
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References

• Apples of England (1948)
  Author: Taylor