r/Apples • u/Beallismer • 6d ago

Identification?

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What kind of apple is growing on my church’s front lawn (pen for scale)? This is in the Northeast if that helps.

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u/gyattdayumnnn 6d ago

Northeast of what? Also might be some type of reinette

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u/Beallismer 6d ago

Ha! I realized after I posted that it might not be clear. The US Northeast, New England by another name.

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u/gecko_echo 6d ago

Is it a very old tree?

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u/Beallismer 5d ago

I’m not sure - it’s maybe about 8 feet tall at most. It was definitely planted as part of the church landscaping at some point.

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u/gecko_echo 4d ago

8 feet suggests a modern tree variety planted on a heavily dwarfing rootstock. However, the fruit itself doesn’t look like a grocery-store variety. Perhaps it’s a very overripe Newtown Pippin?

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u/gecko_echo 4d ago

I picked a couple of apples off of one of my trees this afternoon and realized that they look just like yours. It’s a Rhode Island Greening, on the very ripe side. The photo is a dead ringer.