Foxwhelp is an English bittersharp apple suitable for cidres.  The fruit is small, red, round and russeted.  The fruit is juicy and tart.  Ripens in mid-late season, in mid-October and stores well.  A late bloomer requiring other late blooming pollinators.

Foxwhelp was first reported about in 1854 and is name after the farm it ws discovered on in Healdsburg, Great Briton.

Many heirloom varieties have some natural resistance to apple scab and other diseases, since they were often discovered and grown well before fruit growers started to use chemicals for disease control.  However, you may still want to be vigilant about fire blight, apple scab, and other fungal diseases and spray when the need arises.  Protect from insect damage like normal.

Height

12-15

Spread

10-15

Zone

4-9

Color

Bright red

Categories

Apple--- Hardy Varieties, 

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