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Tree comparisons
 Spitzenburg |  GoldRush | Sundance |  Kingston Black |  Honeycrisp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esopus Spitzenberg is one of the best-flavored American heirloom apples, and a favorite of Thomas Jefferson. | GoldRush is a modern disease-resistant apple, like Golden Delicious but with a better tart/sweet balance. It is also one of the best new hard-cider varieties. | A high-quality late-season eating apple, with excellent flavor and disease-resistant qualities. | Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice. | Honeycrisp is a cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become. | |
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Using
| Apple trees Spitzenburg | Apple trees GoldRush | Apple trees Sundance | Cider apple trees Kingston Black | Apple trees Honeycrisp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picking season | Late | Very late | Late | Very late | Late |
| Uses | Eating fresh Cooking Juice | Eating fresh Cooking Hard cider | Eating fresh | Hard cider | Eating fresh |
| Cropping | Heavy | Heavy | Good | Light | Good |
| Keeping (of fruit) | 3 months or more | 3 months or more | 3 months or more | 2-3 weeks | 3 months or more |
| Flavor style (apples) | Aromatic | Sweeter | Sharper | Sweeter | |
| Juice style | Bittersharp (cider) | ||||
| Fruit persistence | Normal ripening | Normal ripening | Ripens over a period | Normal ripening | Normal ripening |
Growing
| Apple trees Spitzenburg | Apple trees GoldRush | Apple trees Sundance | Cider apple trees Kingston Black | Apple trees Honeycrisp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening skill | Some needed | Suitable for beginners | Average | Some needed | Suitable for beginners |
| Self-fertility | Not self-fertile | Not self-fertile | Not self-fertile | Not self-fertile | Not self-fertile |
| Pollination group | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Pollinating others | Average | Average | Average | Average | Average |
| Ploidy | Diploid | Diploid | Diploid | Diploid | Diploid |
| Vigour | Average vigour | Average vigour | Average vigour | Average vigour | Weak growing |
| Precocity | Slow to start bearing | Precocious | |||
| Bearing regularity | Biennial tendency | Biennial tendency | Biennial tendency | Regular | Regular |
| Fruit bearing | Spur-bearer | Spur-bearer | Spur-bearer | Spur-bearer | Spur-bearer |
| Organic culture | Suitable | Suitable | Not-suitable | Suitable |
Disease resistance
| Apple trees Spitzenburg | Apple trees GoldRush | Apple trees Sundance | Cider apple trees Kingston Black | Apple trees Honeycrisp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General resistance | Poor | Good | Good | Poor | Good |
| Canker | Very susceptible | Some susceptibility | |||
| Scab | Very susceptible | Very resistant | Very resistant | Some susceptibility | Very resistant |
| Mildew | Very resistant | Some resistance | Some susceptibility | ||
| Fireblight | Very susceptible | Some resistance | Very resistant | Some resistance | |
| Cedar apple rust | Some susceptibility | Some susceptibility | Very resistant | Some susceptibility | Some susceptibility |
| Bitter pit | Some susceptibility |
Climate
| Apple trees Spitzenburg | Apple trees GoldRush | Apple trees Sundance | Cider apple trees Kingston Black | Apple trees Honeycrisp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold hardiness (USDA) | (4) -30F / -34C | (5) -20F / -29C | (5) -20F / -29C | (5) -20F / -29C | (3) -40F / -40C (4) -30F / -34C (5) -20F / -29C (6) -10F / -23C (7) 0F / -18C (8) 10F / -12C (9) 20F / -7C (10) 30F / -1C |
| Summer average maximum temperatures | Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F) Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F) Hot (>30C / 86F) | Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F) Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F) Hot (>30C / 86F) | Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F) Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F) | Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F) | Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F) Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F) Hot (>30C / 86F) Cold (< 20C / 67F) |
Identification
| Apple trees Spitzenburg | Apple trees GoldRush | Apple trees Sundance | Cider apple trees Kingston Black | Apple trees Honeycrisp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States | United States | United States | United Kingdom | United States |
| Period of origin | 1800 - 1849 | 1950 - 1999 | 1950 - 1999 | 1850 - 1899 | 1950 - 1999 |
| Fruit color | Orange / Red | Yellow / Orange | Green / Yellow | Crimson | Orange / Red |
| Fruit size | Large | Average | |||
| Awards | Slow Food - Ark of Taste |