Apples :: Prairie Spy

Late Season • Sweet

Prairie Spy apples at market.

Ripens
Late October

Characteristics

A sweet apple with excellent flavor, which only improves in storage. Good sized, firm and dense apples. Great for fresh eating, cooking and storage. An attractive fruit that is cherry red over green-yellow.

History

Introduced in 1940, by the University of Minnesota.

Parentage: Unknown.

Storage

Extra long keeping winter storage apple. Keeps 3- 5 months in storage. Stores very well until mid-January, then waning in quality into March.