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Spice of Old Virginia
type: Eating, Sauce
synonyms: Spice of Virginia. Often confused with Virginia Spice .
identification: Medium size. The skin is smooth and yellow, washed almost entirely with reddish-orange over which are darker stripes. Look for large tan lenticles. The stem is long and slender, set in a moderately deep, moderately wide cavity which is russetted out over the shoulders.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm and crisp. Juicy and tangy with a distinct spicy flavour.
uses: Sweet and spicy when eaten out of hand, also used for apple sauce and dried apple rings.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Brushy needing frequent pruning. Produces annual crops.
harvest: Late in the fourth period and during the first half of the fifth.
notes: There is some confusion as to the identity of this apple. In 1859 Hopewell Nurseries of Fredericksburg, Virginia (U.S.A.) offered an apple known as Virginia Spice . This apple is described as being medium in size with whitish skin covered with a few brown lenticels.
ploidism: Self sterile.
harvest period: 4
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