Surprise

type: Cider, Pie, Sauce

synonyms: Turkish Red

summary: A pink- to red-fleshed apple native to the mountains of central Asia. Introduced in Europe and the West in the early 1800s.

identification: Small tending to medium size, round and square oblong to long oblong, sometimes slightly conic in shape. Pale green ripening to yellow sometimes with reddish hue visible through the thin skin. Tan-coloured lenticels scattered across the surface.

characteristics: The flesh is mildly to moderately pink, sometimes marked with more intense red blotches adjacent to the core. Coarse-grained texture, tart and similar to pear. Firm and crisp, juicy. Very tart and tannic when first harvested. Becomes mildly sweet in storage.

uses: Though the pear flavour is favoured by some consumers, the variety has been grown primarily for breeding programs in which the colour of the apple provides a novelty. Also, the fruit keeps its shape when cooked.

origins: Originated from red-fleshed apples growing wild in the mountains of central Asia and gathered for human consumption as far back as Mesolithic Times. It underwent its greatest spread during the time of the Silk Trade when itinerant traders travelling the Silk Road between the markets of medieval Europe and the Orient tossed their spent apple cores into roadside ditches where they took root. the seeds of these same were were discarded and spread by gathered the tart fruit and discarded the along their routes between Europe and the Orient. The name given for the pale, red-fleshed apple found growing in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, in London, England during the mid-1800s. However, In the 1800s these apples were introduced to western European gardeners who were intrigued by the flesh colour and further spread the unique fruit to North and South America. INTRODUCE ////////// Malus niedzwetskyana///////Niedzwetzkyana's Apple///// The apple was ultimately named "Surprise" by First noted in Western Europe in the early 1800s and acknowledged by the London Horticultural Society gardens in 1831 Their range continued to spread eastward to the Orient and westward into Europe and inevitably to the New World on distant shores. Through these ages, their were instrumental in spreading the same apples eastward to the Orient and westward to Europe in the course of their travels along the Silk Road and Bronze Age wanderers spread its seeds Though known and used by mankind since distant ages, the recorded history of these red-fleshed apples is far more recent, perhaps as recent as the 1700s Red-fleshed apples such as those found growing wild in the mountains of of Eurasia since the late 1700s, likely earlier. Reported having been grown in Ohio in the 1840s Described by pomologist Andrew J. Downing in his 1845 edition of "The Fruit and Fruit Trees of America" as "A small, round, whitish-yellow apple, of little or no value, but admired by some, for its singularity,—the flesh being stained with red." ...... .The name given by for the redfleshed apples grown in gathered these red-fleshed apples in the mountains of central Asia more than 5,000 years ago. gathered Surprise them for their consumption and . In the course of these travels east and west through the mountains, the traders discarded the cores and spread of these red-fleshed fruit far beyond their home range in the mountains of Central Asia. to have been the apple that emerged in descendant of the One of several apples listed by the name "Surprise," this red-flesh apple variety has been known since the early 1800s . ***************************************************************(PDF) An overview of the red-fleshed apple: History and its ... ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net › publication › 37992886...

cultivation: Vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears fruit on spurs. Develops a slight bloom as it ripens.

progeny: Pink Pearl

vulnerabilities: Moderately susceptible to apple scab

harvest: In the middle of the harvest season.

notes: Variations of the name "Surprise" are used to denote a number of different apples, resulting in considerable confusion. The following are some of the examples: Sir Prize (Co-op 5) Surprize Surprise Veitch Surprise Surprise Surprise Reinette Etter's Surprise Landsberger Reinette (Surprise) Co-op 5 SEE ALSO SURPRISE THOMPSON<<<<<<<<