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Mother
type: Dessert, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: American Mother, Gardner’s, Mother of America, Queen, Queen Anne, Queen Mary. Not to be confused with the Cornish Mother , a variety that emerged in the U.K. at about the same time. The Oslin apple is also sometimes referred to as Mother Apple.
summary: An American fresh-eating apple, also popular for apple pies.
identification: Medium size, long conic in shape. The surface shows some faint ribbing and there is a strong tendency to growing lopsided. The skin is golden yellow and blushed crimson on the sun exposed side with some streaks of red as well. An abundance of small russet spots. The calyx is small and partly open, set in a shallow and narrow, slightly puckered basin. The stem is short and somewhat slender and set in a deep and narrow cavity.
characteristics: Yellowish white flesh, tender, crisp sweet and very juicy with a distinct pear drop aroma sometimes with hints of vanilla. The skin tends to be tough.
origins: The first documented record indicates that this variety originated on the farm of General Stephen Gardner in Bolton, Worcester County in Massachusetts (U.S.A.), sometime before 1844 when it was listed in the "Magazine of Horticulture." Unfortunately, there appears to be no record of its parentage.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright-spreading spur bearer. Precocious. Bears irregularly, tending to be biennial. Needs full sun to develop flavours. Tolerates very cold winters and flowers can tolerate late frosts. Tolerates Hardiness Zones 4 to 8.
cold storage: Up to three months.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to canker, mildew, blight and rust. Resistant to scab.
harvest: Ripens latter part of the fourth period.
notes: A test of ripeness of the Mother apple is the colour of the sun exposed side. The deeper the red, the riper the fruit.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 15
ploidism: Triploid. Does not produce viable pollen.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 4
flowers: White
hardiness: 4
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