Apple (Malus) ‘Red Winesap’ Semi-dwarf 7 Gal

Heirloom apple from the early 1800s. Fruit is crisp, bursting with spicy flavor and stores exceptionally well. Best for fresh eating, cooking, baking, canning, and especially for making cider (it was hugely popular for this in 1800s VA + NJ). Reliable bearer. Apples are good in proper cold storage for 5 months. Winesap does well in places with clay soils and dry, hot summers.

Late season bloomer, with pretty pink blooms. Pollen sterile. Pollinators required. This means you'll need 3 different apple trees that bloom around the same time in order for all 3 to get fruit.

Disease resistances: Very resistant to cedar apple rust. Resistant to fire blight and powdery mildew.

Heirloom apple from the early 1800s, possibly from New Jersey. The full history of this apple is shrouded in mystery. This apple has many different names, such as American Wine Sop, Banana, Hendrick's Sweet, Holland's Red Winter, Potpie, Pot Pie Apple, Red Sweet Wine Sop, Refugee, Royal Red of Kentucky, Texan Red, Winter Winesap. It is a parent of Stayman Winesap

Zone 5.