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Apple varieties grown at GMREC
Most heirloom apple varieties listed below are from a project under Dr. Stephen Mihm to preserve and protect the diversity that once existed in the southeast. Besides protecting them from extinction, they may provide valuable genetic material or adaptations for our warming climate, new disease pressure, and as a value added product for producers interested in their history. GMREC hopes to host workshops in the future where you can graft and grow your own piece of history.
Heirloom apple trees

Heirloom Apple Varieties

  • Abram, Father (<1863 VA)
  • American Golden Russet (<1800 NJ)
  • American Summer Permain (1817 NJ)
  • Arkansas Black (1870 AR)
  • August Tart
  • August Tart (1853 OH)
  • Autumn/Late Strawberry (1848 NY)
  • Bald Mountain (1889 NC)
  • Baldwin (1740 MA)
  • Beecher (Cherokee, NC)
  • Ben Davis (<1865 NY)
  • Bentley's Favorite-Provisional
  • Bentley's Guest House-Provisional
  • Blacktwig Mammoth (<1820 VA)
  • Blue Permain (<1800 MA)
  • Buckingham (1777 VA)
  • Buff (<1852 NC)
  • Buncombe (1798 OH)
  • Caldwell Horse
  • Camak's Sweet (1887 MI)
  • Cannon Permain (<1804 VA)
  • Carolina Red June (<1800 SC)
  • Carter's Blue (1840's AL)
  • Chenango Strawberry (1850 NY)
  • Cranberry of North Georgia (1853 GA)
  • Detroit Red (Northern)(1844 MI)
  • Disharoon (<1856 Habersham GA)
  • Doc Adair (1869 Chatham, NC)
  • Domine (1817 MD)
  • Dula Beauty (<1903 NC)
  • Early Harvest (1806 NY)
  • Early June (?)
  • Early Red Margaret (1845 UK)
  • Early Strawberry (<1835 NY)
  • Edward's Winter
  • Fall Pippen (1872 VA)
  • Fallawater (1842 Bucks County, PA)
  • Family
  • Fanny (1869 PA)
  • Foust's Winter (1855 NC)
  • Gilmer Parks Pippin (mid-1800's, Gilmer Co., GA)
  • Gilpin (1803 VA)
  • Golden Sweet (1832 CT)
  • Grimes Golden (1790 WV)
  • Haas (1804 MO)
  • Hackworth (1870's AL)
  • Hall (1827 IL)
  • Hammond (1858 SC)
  • Harris (1850 NC)
  • Hewe's Crab (1803 VA)
  • Hightop Sweet (1600's MA)
  • Hollow Log (1913 NC)
  • Horse (<1800 TN)
  • Hubbardston Nonsuch (<1800 MA)
  • Hunge (1750's NC)
  • Huntsman's Favorite (1850 MS)
  • Jim Day (1904 AL, FL)
  • Junaluska (1857, NC)
  • Kimrome (1970's Ellijay GA)
  • King David (1893 AR)
  • Kinnaird's Choice (<1850 TN)
  • Lady (1600's France)
  • Late Strawberry (<1812 NY)
  • Lawver (1869 KS)
  • Limbertwig, Black (<1850 ?)
  • Limbertwig, Old Fashion (<1850,?)
  • Limbertwig, Royal (<1850,?)
  • Magnum Bonum (1856 NC)
  • Maiden's Blush (1810 MD)
  • Mattamuskeet (1858 eastern NC)
  • May (<1858 VA)
  • Mother (<1811 MA)
  • Newtown Pippin (1854 KY)
  • Nickajack (1846 NC)
  • Ortley (no roots)(1817 NJ)
  • Paducah (Anderson)(1890 KY)
  • Pewaukee (1842 WI)
  • Pomme Grise (<1794 Canada)
  • Pryor's Red (1829 VA)
  • Rabun Bald (1890 GA)
  • Rall's Janet (1800 VA)
  • Red Astrachan (<1816 Russia)
  • Red Bietigheimer (<1880 Germany)
  • Red Limbertwig
  • Rocky River Limbertwig (<1850 ?)
  • Romanite (1824 ?)
  • Rome Beauty (1817 OH)
  • Roxbury Russet (1600's MA)
  • Rusty Coat (1813 TN)
  • Sally Gray (1763 KY)
  • Shockley (<1852 Jackson, GA)
  • Smith Seedling (<1874 MI)
  • Smith's Cider (<1800 PA)
  • Smokehouse (1836 PA)
  • Snow (Famuese)(1600's France)
  • Sops of Wine (<1688 Europe)
  • Southern Red Detroit (<1800 N.GA)
  • Spice of North Georgia
  • Spotted Pippen (<1850 IL)
  • Stayman Winesap (1866 KS)
  • Stump (<1876 NY)
  • Summer King (1870's KY)
  • Summer Queen (<1804 NJ)
  • Summer Rose (1806 NJ)
  • Sweet Bough (<1806 NJ)
  • Swiss Limbertwig (<1850,?)
  • Tanyard Seedling (1995 NGA)
  • Tarbutton (1800's GA)
  • Tenderskin (1854 SC)
  • Terry Winter (<1868 Fulton GA)
  • Tetofsky (1835 Russia)
  • Thomas (1853 MD)
  • Tompkins County King (1804 NJ)
  • Virginia Beauty (1810 VA)
  • Weaver Red Sweet Limbertwig(<1850 ?)
  • Williams Favorite (1750 MA)
  • Willow Twig (1851,?)
  • Winesap, Old Fashion (1803 NJ)
  • Winter John (1883 SC)
  • Wolf River (1852 WI)
  • Woodstock (Seedling) (1896 AK)
  • Yates (1844 Fayette GA)
  • Yellow June (<1845 ?)
  • Yellow Transparent (1870 Russia)
  • York Imperial (<1820 PA)

On-Farm, Non-Legacy Apple Varieties

  • Jonagold
  • Royal Empire
  • Honeycrisp
  • Aztec Fuji
  • Lady in Red
  • Granny Smith
  • Pink Lady
  • Golden Smoothie
  • Blair (?)
  • Golden Delicious

A one year old grafted apple tree about to be planted
One of two planting days after the grafted trees were grown in pots.
Holding an apple on the tree, variety Stump.
The trees are still being managed for their structure, but some fruit was still available. This one is called Stump and was first described in NY before 1876.