Apples :: Sweet Sixteen

Mid-Late Season • Sweet

Sweet 16

Ripens

Early-mid September.

Characteristics

A sweet, crisp and juicy apple, with aromatic yellow flesh. A complex flavor - fruity cider flavors and sugar cane, with a hint of spice and wine around the edges. Large, striped-red fruit. Good fresh-eating apple.

History

Introduced in 1977 by the University of Minnesota.

Parentage: Northern Spy x MN 447 (Frostbite).

Storage

Keeps 5-8 weeks.