ID apple please

[Greta&Gus]

My grandfather planted 4 trees probably 7-8 years ago. This is the first production we have had on any of the trees. Last year we pruned them which may have helped. The apples have a moderate hardness and are rather tart but still edible. Any insight in to what they might be would be great.

 

[Native Hunter]

They are good looking apples, but I can't say for certain what the variety would be.

I thing those apples are not fully ripe yet. Lots of "keeper" type apples will be very hard and tart when harvested, but given a few months of storage will taste like completely different apples. There a lots of varieties that don't reach their best until at least after December or January. I would do some testing on a few of them and see how they keep and develop.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Nice looking crop - whatever they are.

 

[sandbur]

I would compare them to haralson or haralred. Both are common for Ann.


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[sandbur]

Not Ann, but Mn. Dang spell check!


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[Greta&Gus]

I would compare them to haralson or haralred. Both are common for Ann.


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If they are those strains, will they become more palatable as time goes on as Native Hunter suggests?

With the 5 trees we planted this year we have a total of 9 and this is the first to produce.