Origin: Ukraine, 18th Century
Description: Alexander large vigorous trees produce loads of large multi-colored fruit. Alexander is a choice cooking apple and an excellent choice for a home orchards.
Uses: Cooking
Flavor: Sweet – Sharp
Fruit Size: Large
Flowering period: Mid-Season
Ploidy: Diploid
Vigor: Large – VERY VIGOROUS
Chill Hours:
Ripens: 2, Mid- Season
Keeps: 3-4 Weeks
Scab:
Fireblight: Susceptible
Cedar Apple Rust:
attribution statement: “U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705”