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KavanaghKavanagh
type: Cooking
synonyms: Sometimes called Cathead, but it is not the same as the cultivar of this name.
identification: Very large, round. The base colour is greenish yellow over which is an extensive network of golden rusetting. The stem is medium long and medium thick. Tough skinned.
characteristics: The flesh is white, firm. Somewhat dry. and sharp.
uses: Cooking and dried apple rings.
origins: Grown by shipbuilder James Kavanagh in Damariscotta Mills, Lincoln County, Maine (USA) from a seed he brought from his home in Ireland. Though it achieved some following in the region, it was virtually unknown beyond Lincoln County.
cultivation: Vigorous. Hardy (Zone 4)
ploidism: Self sterile.
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