Malus spp. Winter. Uniquely dark fruit with well-balanced flavor. Excellent pies and cider. Maine heirloom. Best eating late Dec. to March. Great keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-winter. Medium to very large apple has a good balance of sweet and tart with hints of pear. All-purpose. Keeps until midwinter. Z4.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Medium to very large apple has a good balance of sweet and tart with hints of pear. All-purpose. Keeps until midwinter. Z4.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Very bitter yellow fruit with spots of pink and orange when fully ripe in mid-October. Intense tannins. Some specimens measured 21 brix. Heavy annual crops. Z4.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Highly flavored dessert apple popular in the Victorian era for its complex spicy honey-nut flavor. Compact rugged tree. Z4.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late fall. Medium-sized, medium-bittersweet cider apple. One of the most popular cider varieties. Not for eating fresh. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-winter. Medium-large, slightly tart, crisp and juicy. Thomas Jefferson’s favorite. Good acid source for cider. All-purpose. Good keeper. Z4.
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Malus spp. Early fall. Also called Snow. Ruby-red fruit with tender white flesh. Excellent fresh eating, sauce and fresh cider. Keeps until late December. Z3.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Excellent storage apple with firm crisp juicy mild yellow flesh. Good for fresh eating and baking. Z3.
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Malus spp. Early fall. Very high-quality and highly disease-resistant all-purpose apple. Juicy, firm, spicy flesh. Ripens early October, keeps until New Year. Productive and annually bearing. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall-winter. The most distinctive, complex, unusually flavored apple you'll ever try! Hardy, productive, reliable. A staff favorite. Z3.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall-winter. Originated in Turkey. Unusual fruit shape. Sweet-tart with high flavor. A good tree for smaller spaces. Z4.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Large juicy apple. Crisp yellow flesh, balanced flavor. Good fresh eating and cooking. Keeps until January. Annual bearer. Z4.
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Malus spp. Winter. Famous heirloom apple. Very large, juicy, tender. Makes a great single-variety pie! All-purpose. Good keeper. Scab-resistant. Z4.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Among the best red-fleshed varieties. Prized for its size, vigor, disease resistance and deep red juice high in anthocyanins and antioxidants. Z4.
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Malus spp. Summer. The standard Maine summer cooking apple, especially pies. Medium-sized dark red fruit. Juicy subacid white flesh tinged with red. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Famous old-time apple. Huge fruit with firm but tender flesh. Aromatic tart flavor. Excellent cooking and drying. Scab-resistant. Z3.
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Malus spp. Late summer. Medium-sized, highly-flavored fruit. Good balance of acid/sweet. Crisp and juicy fresh-eating. Stores up to seven weeks. Z3.
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Malus spp. Fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Very bitter yellow fruit with spots of pink and orange when fully ripe in mid-October. Intense tannins. Some specimens measured 21 brix. Heavy annual crops. Z4.
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Malus spp. Fall. Bittersharp cider apple. Among the best red-fleshed cultivars. Prized for its size, vigor, disease resistance and deep red juice. Z4.
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Malus spp. Late fall. Full bittersweet cider apple. Low acidity and a nice astringency. If you’ve been looking for late-ripening bittersweets, try this one. Z4.
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This thorough and well-researched book features loads of educational tidbits and tips. Includes descriptions for 59 varieties with notes on taste, texture and suggested uses. Great for cooks.
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A poignant and galvanizing collection of essays and conversations with respected Black leaders, brilliantly woven together by Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm, author of Farming While Black.
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All-in-one field guide, history lesson, memoir and cookbook, with familiar edibles alongside lesser known ones. Beautiful photos and rich sidebars feature relevant musings and entertaining commentary.
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Painted portraits of People working for Earth Justice (including 5 from Maine!), accompanied by concise biographies and framed by essays about earth justice.
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First published in 1973, this comprehensive guide to canning, freezing and drying the garden’s bounty has been updated and offers useful recipes and trustworthy food-safety protocols.
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Classic reference with spectacular photographs and detailed instructions on seed saving techniques, including: harvesting, drying, cleaning, storage and proper isolation distances.
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