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Northern Spy Apple Tree
Northern Spy Apple Tree
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Northern Spy is an 1800s New York heirloom apple. Its large round conical fruit has green yellow skin striped red and very firm, fine grained, juicy flesh with a rich balance of sugar and acidity.
The fruit ripens late in October and keeps well through winter. Trees are slow to bear on standard roots and are susceptible to fire blight and scab.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 4Oak Summit nursery rating
- Site and soil
- Full sun; Well-drained loam or sandy loam preferred
- Disease response
- Fire blight: moderately susceptibleReported reference
- Fruit
- Large, late apples with red striping, firm juicy flesh and a substantial balance of sweetness and acidity; traditionally valued for baking and winter storage.From the reviewed product description
Ripening
The fruit ripens late in October and keeps well through winter
Existing English product description; timing varies with season and site
Cold hardinessZone 4 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 4 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – CanadaPollination
Northern Spy needs pollen from a genetically different apple or crabapple flowering at the same time. It is triploid, so do not rely on Northern Spy to pollinate another cultivar.