Washington Strawberry Apple

Malus domestica 'Washington Strawberry'

Washington Strawberry is usually large fruited with waxy yellow skin mottled and striped with red.  It's fruit is firm, yellow fleshed and juicy with a nice sub-acid flavor.  It ripens early in the Fall season in September.  The tree is hardy, healthy and a reliable cropper.  The apples will keep well into December.  It may be susceptible to fire blight.

Alternate Names:  Washington County Seedling, Washington of Maine, Juniata, Washington

Washington Strawberry originated in New York in the middle of the 19th Century.