Mother is a rather large dessert apple that was once very popular.  It has a distinct, spicy, balsamic, sweet-acid, aromatic  flavor.  Its flesh is creamy yellow and juicy.  It ripens in mid-season, but doesn't store particularly well.  Some scab-resistance, but susceptible to fire blight.  Slow growing, but bears well from an early age.

Alternate Names:  American Mother, Gardener's Apple, Queen Anne

Mother is one of the few apples that made the trek from America to England where it is still widely grown.  It was developed in Massachusetts in the 1840s and was widely grown.

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

10-12

Spread

10-12

Zone

4-9

Color

Bright red

Categories

Apple--- Hardy Varieties, 

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