Cole’s Quince Apple

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scionwood
This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Introduced by Captain Henry Cole, Cornish, Maine, about 1840.

Large flattish-conical ribbed bright yellow fruit often with a brownish blush. Reminiscent of a quince!

This is John’s favorite midsummer cooking apple. In central Maine they ripen toward the end of August. Still good into mid-September. Unlike many other summer varieties, you can ripen them on the tree and let them drop. They won’t be funky and they don’t rot if you blink a couple times.

In the morning he goes out to the tree, picks up the four or five that dropped overnight and puts them to use. They cook up quickly into morning applesauce; delicious with oatmeal. They make an excellent pie.

Productive and mostly annual. Triploid: will not pollinate other apples. Blooms early. Z4.

ships in early spring

7826 Cole’s Quince

A: 1 8" scionwood stick
$6.00
Early shipment only, order deadline passed
B: 1 ft scionwood by the foot (10' minimum)
$5.50
Early shipment only, order deadline passed