Fruit is round-conic, full blushed red, sweet and juicy. Hangs extremely well to the tree and sugars increase greatly until early October.
Also known as
- Co-op 25
USDA identification images for Scarlett O'Hara
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.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
Visitor reviews
- 04 Sep 2016 NM, United StatesExcellent apple, although some say bland at picking and improves with storage, this one is great right off the tree. A little more complex than more common apples it is in the top 3 of 35 varieties we grow
Tree register
United States
- George R in Fredericktown, PA
- Surik Mehrabyan in Ithaca, NY
- Surik Mehrabyan in ITHACA, NEW YORK
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: PCF 2-134 x PRI 669-205 (or 669NJ5)
- Originates from: United States
- Introduced: 2000
- Developed by: PRI (Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois Co Op)
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sharper
- Juice style: Sweeter
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Fruit bearing: Partial tip-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
- Cedar apple rust: Very resistant
- Powdery mildew: Some resistance
- Fire blight: Very susceptible
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Scarlett O'Hara apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Scarlett O'Hara apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Scarlett O'Hara:
United States
Georgia
- Freedom Farms - Apple & Peach Orchard, Chatsworth
Indiana
- Crosby's Orchard, Lawrenceburg
Ohio