Wolf River (apple)

'Wolf River' apple
GenusMalus
SpeciesMalus pumila
Hybrid parentageChance seedling
Cultivar'Wolf River'
Origin USA, pre-1875

Wolf River is an American cultivar of domesticated apple, which originates from the shores of the Wolf River of Wisconsin, in the United States of America, known since 1875.[1] The tree is exceptionally frost hardy and generally disease resistant, and thus keeps well in storage. The fruit usually ripens mid-September to early October.[2] It is large, commonly weighing over a pound,[3][2][4] and fairly sweet with a distinctive red and yellow appearance. It has many culinary uses, as it keeps its shape well when cooked.[3]

Wolf River has been described as a world-class apple butter apple, which has long been praised for the rich, fluffy apple butter it provides after hours of slow cooking.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Wolf River", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, archived from the original on 2 March 2019, retrieved 12 November 2015
  2. ^ a b "Mr. Jacks Farm". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  3. ^ a b Wolf River Archived 2022-10-13 at the Wayback Machine at Orange Pippin
  4. ^ "Wolf River Apple". RecipeTips.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  5. ^ "Wolf River Story". Retrieved 2020-03-12.

External links

  • Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "Wolf River", The apples of New York, vol. 2, Albany: J. B. Lyon, pp. 245–246
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