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Unknown parentage, Winthrop, ME mid-20th century. Developed by the
orchardist and variety collector Morris Towle (1911-1993). Medium-small-sized,
red-fleshed apple with quite decent, though extremely tart, flavor.
Leaves have a dark reddish cast to them. Blossoms are red. Wood, when
you cut into it, is pink. The fruit has wine-red skin with areas and
stripes of darker red and very small white dots. The overall effect
is dark red. Very juicy coarse flesh is almost solid beet red: a real
eye popper. A good addition to cider or sauce. There were two Winekist
trees on Morris Towle’s farm in Winthrop. Both are now gone. The only
surviving mature tree I know of is in Sidney at the farm of Erland
Goodhue. That tree is bushy and about 15' tall. Goodhue received his
wood from Towle several decades ago. We have grafted dozens of trees
during the past dozen years. Many of those trees are now bearing fruit.
The apple’s season is early to mid-August. |
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