Red June, also known as Carolina Red June, is a traditional early southern apple. The fruit is smaller, round to round-oblong in shape with a deep red skin covering yellow fruit. The flesh is white with red staining and has a mildly brisk taste unusual for early apples. Historically it was used for pies and cider as well.
Trees tend to bloom late for an early apple and are heavy bearers. There is a tendency toward biennial bearing, and yet also has the unusual ability to rebloom later in the season and produce a second, albeit lighter, fall crop of apples. Red June is susceptable to apple scab and cedar rust.
USDA identification images for Red June
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
- 29 Jan 2025I loved the apple and had growing up. Are there any trees still available for planting?
- 28 Dec 2012 NORTH CAROLINA, United StatesI have a tree of this variety in my orchard . It is very reliable and produces a good crop of smaller apples which begin to ripen in late June and lasts to the third or fourth week of July. Very good flavor for a early apple.
Tree register
United States
- Alison Gardner in Albion, CALIFORNIA
- Darren Peters in Rock Spring, GEORGIA
- Jerry Hudgins in Point Reyes Station, CALIFORNIA
- Roger Miller in Madison Heights, VA
- Ronald Wolfe in Monticello, ILLINOIS
- Valerie Erickson in East Bethel, MN
India
- Rai Navneet in Kullu, HIMACHAL PRADESH
Spring blossom records for this variety
2020 season
- 13th April 2020 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2019 season
- 24th April 2019 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2018 season
- 22nd April 2018 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2017 season
- 13th March 2017 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
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Harvest records for this variety
2020 season
- 2nd week July 2020 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2019 season
- 4th week July 2019 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2018 season
- 4th week July 2018 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2017 season
- 2nd week July 2017 - tree owned by Jerry in Point Reyes Station, United States
2015 season
- July 2015 - tree owned by Roger in Madison Heights, United States
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: North Carolina, United States
- Introduced: 1848
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Fruit colour: Red
- Flesh colour: White
- Fruit size: Small
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit shape: Round
Using
- Picking season: Very early
- Picking season: Early
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Food uses: Drying
Growing
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Red June:
United States
Idaho
- BYU-Idaho Apple Orchard Museum, Rexburg
Iowa
- Mincer Orchard & Farms, Hamburg
Australia
Victoria
- Heritage Fruits Society, Fairfield