King of Tompkins County apple trees

Gardening skill: Average
Picking season: Late
Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pollination group: 3
Uses: Cooking
Uses: Juice

List of other varieties that will pollinate King of Tompkins County

King of Tompkins County is a traditional cooking apple from New York state. The apples are very large in size, and have a good acidic flavor. They ripen after keeping and some enthusiasts eat them fresh.

King of Tompkins County apple trees for sale

Item

Mature height*

Price

Quantity

1-year King of Tompkins County apple trees bare-root
M.7 rootstock

Medium (8ft-12ft) mature height

$29.00

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*Find out more about the apple rootstocks we use to control the mature height.

How to grow

King of Tompkins County is a vigorous tree, and generally easy to grow. However note that it requires two other apple trees nearby to pollinate it, which must each be of different varieties.

Despite its north-eastern origins, King of Tompkins County is happy to grow in warm zones as well, including southern California.

Advice on fruit tree pollination.

Historical details

Raised in Tompkins County, New York state, in the late 18th / early 19th century.

King of Tompkins County characteristics

Using

Picking season: Late
Uses: Cooking Juice
Cropping: Heavy
Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
Flavor style (apples): Sharper
Fruit persistence: Normal ripening

Growing

Gardening skill: Average
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pollination group: 3
Pollinating others: Poor
Ploidy: Triploid
Vigour: Vigorous
Bearing regularity: Regular
Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer

Climate

Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F) Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F) Hot (>30C / 86F)

Identification

Country of origin: United States
Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
Fruit color: Orange flush