Fortune and Ida Red Apples
Fortune and Ida Red apples are excellent choices for the home orchard. Here are profiles of those
Fortune Apple
Fortune apple was introduced in 1996. This was released by the Geneva Experiment Station in New York. It is a cross of Northern Spy/Red Spy and Empire.
The vigorous tree bears good crops of apples each year. It begin bearing at a very young age. This apple is the same size as a Northern Spy apple.
Fortune apples are very aromatic. These ripen the same tine as the Empire. It is a very large to large conic to round apple with a maroon red skin.
The cream colored flesh is crisp and firm with a sub-acid flavor. Fortune apples store very well—for at least four to five months.
Ida Red Apple
Ida Red apple was bred and released in Idaho in 1942 at the University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station. It was a cross between Jonathan and Wagener apples.
This variety is popular in both the U.S. and the UK. These apples store well. They ripen in early to mid-October, about a month after McIntosh.
The tree bears at a very young age. It blooms early in the season. Ida Red apple is a great all purpose apple. It is the longest keeping Jonathan type.
Ida Red apples are perfect for eating fresh as a dessert apple. It has a pleasing tart flavor. At the same time, it is a perfect cooking apple, especially for pies and baking.
This apple has a complex flavor that is a combination of sweet and tart. The creamy white flesh is crisp and firm.
Ida Red apple is around, medium to large sized apple. It is somewhat larger than Jonathan. The red skin has some yellow.
This tree was a seedling from the old variety, Jonathan with Wagener. Hardy to zone three and four, the tree is prone to fire blight. It is a small to medium sized tree that bears heavily each year.
Ripening in October, this apple’s flavor improves over time. Initially, it is slightly tart. When refrigerated, the rich flavor reaches its peak.
This is a dual purpose apple that is good for processing, for pies, and for eating fresh. With a bright reed skin, this has a crisp, fine grained, firm, white flesh.
Fortune Apple
Fortune apple was introduced in 1996. This was released by the Geneva Experiment Station in New York. It is a cross of Northern Spy/Red Spy and Empire.
The vigorous tree bears good crops of apples each year. It begin bearing at a very young age. This apple is the same size as a Northern Spy apple.
Fortune apples are very aromatic. These ripen the same tine as the Empire. It is a very large to large conic to round apple with a maroon red skin.
The cream colored flesh is crisp and firm with a sub-acid flavor. Fortune apples store very well—for at least four to five months.
Ida Red Apple
Ida Red apple was bred and released in Idaho in 1942 at the University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station. It was a cross between Jonathan and Wagener apples.
This variety is popular in both the U.S. and the UK. These apples store well. They ripen in early to mid-October, about a month after McIntosh.
The tree bears at a very young age. It blooms early in the season. Ida Red apple is a great all purpose apple. It is the longest keeping Jonathan type.
Ida Red apples are perfect for eating fresh as a dessert apple. It has a pleasing tart flavor. At the same time, it is a perfect cooking apple, especially for pies and baking.
This apple has a complex flavor that is a combination of sweet and tart. The creamy white flesh is crisp and firm.
Ida Red apple is around, medium to large sized apple. It is somewhat larger than Jonathan. The red skin has some yellow.
This tree was a seedling from the old variety, Jonathan with Wagener. Hardy to zone three and four, the tree is prone to fire blight. It is a small to medium sized tree that bears heavily each year.
Ripening in October, this apple’s flavor improves over time. Initially, it is slightly tart. When refrigerated, the rich flavor reaches its peak.
This is a dual purpose apple that is good for processing, for pies, and for eating fresh. With a bright reed skin, this has a crisp, fine grained, firm, white flesh.
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