Baldwin Apple Scionwood
History:Ā This classicĀ American cooking apple was discovered by chance around 1740 in Massachusetts. It was eventually brought to the attention of a Col. Baldwin, after whom the variety was later named, who helped to spread it further. By 1850 this was one of the most commonly grown apples in the US, although its popularity began to decline by the 1900s, exacerbated by a terrible winter in 1934 that wiped out a significant number of trees. Despite this, Baldwin is making a bit of a comeback and a monument to this apple still stands in Wilmington, Massachusetts, around where it was discovered.
Why We Grow It:Ā Baldwin apples produce large, greenish-yellow and maroon fruit with firm, sweet flesh thatĀ maintains its shape and crispness when cooked. The fruit produced in our test orchard has been attractive and blemish-free.
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History:Ā This classicĀ American cooking apple was discovered by chance around 1740 in Massachusetts. It was eventually brought to the attention of a Col. Baldwin, after whom the variety was later named, who helped to spread it further. By 1850 this was one of the most commonly grown apples in the US, although its popularity began to decline by the 1900s, exacerbated by a terrible winter in 1934 that wiped out a significant number of trees. Despite this, Baldwin is making a bit of a comeback and a monument to this apple still stands in Wilmington, Massachusetts, around where it was discovered.
Why We Grow It:Ā Baldwin apples produce large, greenish-yellow and maroon fruit with firm, sweet flesh thatĀ maintains its shape and crispness when cooked. The fruit produced in our test orchard has been attractive and blemish-free.
