An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Burgundy Apple on G.214 (Spring 2024)
A beautiful, intensely red dessert apple from NY. Also known as NY 161.
A vigorous tree, with a somewhat upright growth habit, Burgundy is very cold hardy (having Antonovka in its parentage), precocious and productive, but it is susceptible to fireblight and cedar-apple rust.
This tree produces a stunning, large apple that is intensely red, almost black. It is colored in solid blush, with no striping, and it is smooth and lustrous, like a glass of red wine. The flesh is crisp, with a mild sub-acid flavor of the highest quality. It is juicy, sweet, and sprightly. The fruit hangs well on the tree but does not store for more than a month.
Burgundy was developed by Cornell in 1953. It is a cross of Monroe and NY 18491 (Macoun x Antonovka).
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Cold-Hardy, Hot-Climate
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, baking
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: cream
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Monroe x NY 18491 (Macoun x Antonovka)
Origin: Geneva, New York
Introduced in: 1953
Introduced by: R. C. Lamb and R. D. Way; NYSEAS
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 01 (approximate, in New York State) 14 days before McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.214 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Fireblight: Very Susceptible
Cedar-Apple Rust: Susceptible
Powdery Mildew: Susceptible
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 5
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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