Baldwin

Origin: 1740 Massachusetts,

Description:  At one time Baldwin was one of the top commercial apple varieties because of its productivity, shipping and storage qualities.

Uses: Fresh Eating

Flavor: Crisp/ Sweet

Fruit Size: Large

Flowering period:  4/ Late

Ploidy: Triploid

Vigor: Large

Ripens:  Late Season

Chill Hours:

Keeps:

Scab:

Fireblight:  Some susceptibility

Cedar Apple Rust:  Very resistant

Image Courtesy of: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705