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The Black Twig apple is a dessert apple, appropriate for eating fresh and cider-making. Gala (late August-October): The Gala was brought to the U.S. in the early 1970s, making it now one of the country's most popular varieties, surpassing Red Delicious as the highest produced cultivar in the nation. The red and yellow-striped apple is a cross.

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Apple Tree Black Twig is the ultimate in a tart apple; excellent for fresh eating and tannic acid which adds body to cider. Fruit is medium to large with varying color, usually green to yellow skin that is streaked and flushed red to burgundy. The yellow flesh is firm and fine grained with tannic juice that adds a kick to sweet or hard cider.

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A B C D E F G H Harvest period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mammoth Black Twig type: Culinary, Cider, Dessert, Pie, Sauce synonyms: Arkansas (not Arkansas Black), Arkansaw, Big Black Twig, Blacktwig, Black Twig, Mammoth Blacktwig identification: Large, round and sometimes slightly conic. Heavily ribbed.

Mammoth black twig Arkansas apple at W. A. Sandefur in Robards

Blacktwig (Mammoth Blacktwig): The muddy history of this apple places its origin in Virginia, Tennessee, or Arkansas during the 1800's. This apple tends to be tart and of unparalleled fresh eating quality. It can also be used for cider or cooking, and is known to keep well.

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The Black Twig apple tree is an old Tennessee variety introduced around 1830 as a seedling on the farm of Major Rankin Toole. It was said, the Black Twig apple tree produced Andrew Jackson's favorite apple. The Black Twig apple is the ultimate in a tart apple; fine for fresh eating and tannic acid which adds body to cider.

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Posted on: 06-29-2013 There is much controversy concerning the origin and true name of Blacktwig. Once thought to be a synonym of Winesap, over the years confusion has reigned regarding its relationship to Mammoth Blacktwig and Paragon, all of which are thought to be seedlings of Winesap.

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The Arkansas Black is an apple cultivar that originated in the mid-19th Century in Benton County, Arkansas. [1] It is not the same as the cultivar 'Arkansas' or 'Arkansas Black Twig'. [1] Arkansas Black apples are generally medium-sized with a somewhat flattened shape.

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Black Twig Apple trees got their start in 1833 as a seedling on Major Rankin Toole's Fayetteville, TN farm. Black Twig Apples soon became Andrew Jackson's favorite apple and their popularity exploded in the 20th century, especially throughout Virginia and North Carolina.

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BLACK TWIG LO *** Origin: Benton, Arkansas, around 1870 Possibly a seedling of Winesap with a very deep purple red coloring. Very crisp, coarse flesh with sharp flavor. It is an excellent keeper whose flavor actually improves with storage.. APPLE HILL ORCHARDS---I still have Russel Hill's one and only catalogue from the 80's. Nearly 300.

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Apples Black Twig Apple Malus spp. Fall. Seedling of Winesap, Fayetteville, TN, c. 1830. Also known as Paragon. This apple has a muddled history with much debate over whether it is distinct from Mammoth Black Twig, aka Arkansas. Also commonly mixed up with another famous southern apple, Arkansas Black.

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Black Diamond apples are a rare variety from the family of Hua Niu apples (also known as the Chinese Red Delicious). The name is a little misleading because they aren't exactly black, but.

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Black Twig is an apparent seedling of Winesap that has a confused history in the U.S. south. The story of Black Twig It takes several pages for the reknowned apple hunter Lee Calhoun to describe in his book Old Southern Apples the never-completely resolved confusion surrounding this variety. Is this the same apple as Paragon?

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Description Reviews (5) Tree register (19) Identification Fruit large to medium with green to yellow skin, flushed red. Flesh yellow, very firm. The ultimate in a tart apple. Tannic juice adds kick to sweet or hard cider. Varieties you viewed Apple - Blacktwig Fruit large to medium with green to yellow skin, flushed red. Flesh yellow, very firm.

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The Black Twig apple was first introduced in the 1830s as a medium to large sour apple. When it was first introduced, Black Twig was a popular fresh or dessert apple that stored well over the winter months and so was known as a good "keeper" whose flavor developed and intensified with storage.

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Malus domestica ( Black Twig Apple ) Apple trees can grow to a height of 30 feet and a width of 15 feet with a growth of 8 to 12 feet per year. They require rich soil, moderate watering, good drainage and full sun. When planting, space trees according to their ultimate size.

Mammoth black twig Arkansas apple at W.A. Sandefur in Robards, Kentucky

BLACK TWIG is an early 19th century Tennessee apple that was introduced about 1830 as a seedling on the farm of Major Rankin Toole near Fayetteville, Tennessee. It became one of the popular dessert varieties in the 19th and early 20th century in Central Virginia orchards.