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Specialist fruit trees for your orchard or back-yardFruit tree comparisons
 Northern Spy | |
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| Northern Spy is a popular late-season American heirloom apple variety which stores well. | |
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Using
| Apple tree Northern Spy | |
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| Picking season | Very late |
| Uses | Eating fresh Culinary Juice Traditional cooker |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Keeping (of fruit) | 3 months or more |
| Flavor style (apples) | Aromatic |
| Fruit persistence | Normal ripening |
Growing
| Apple tree Northern Spy | |
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| Gardening skill | Average |
| Self-fertility | Not self-fertile |
| Pollination group | 5 |
| Pollinating others | Average |
| Ploidy | Diploid |
| Vigour | Vigorous |
| Precocity | Slow to start bearing |
| Bearing regularity | Biennial tendency |
| Fruit bearing | Partial tip-bearer |
Disease resistance
| Apple tree Northern Spy | |
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| General resistance | Poor |
| Fireblight | Very susceptible |
| Cedar apple rust | Some susceptibility |
Climate
| Apple tree Northern Spy | |
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| Cold hardiness (USDA) | (4) -30F / -34C |
| Summer average maximum temperatures | Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F) Warm (25-30C / 76-85F) Cold (< 20C / 67F) |
Identification
| Apple tree Northern Spy | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Period of origin | 1800 - 1849 |