Wagener is a medium to large size, distinctly knobby, irregular five sided flat fruit.  It has thin, glassy smooth skin which is light yellow with pale red striping and mottling.  The flesh is tender, crisp, firm, fine grained and has a subacid aromatic flavor that resembles Northern Spy.  It is a great sauce and cider variety.  The tree is smallish, hardy, early and prolific bearing.  It keeps for long periods.  Ripens in late season, mid-late October.

Alternate Name:  Wagner

Wagener was discovered near Penn Yan, New York in 1791.  It may be a possible parent of Northern Spy.  In Grandpa's day a few Wagener were still commercially grown in Michigan, but it no longer is a commercial variety since they stopped packing and shipping apples via ship in barrels.

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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