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Virginia Pilot
type: Cider, Eating
synonyms: Pilot. Note that there is another apple by this name; see Pilot .
identification: Large, round. The base colour is pale yellowish green, washed pale red and striped over most of the surface. Marked with rather large, russet lenticils. The stem is short and moderately slender, set in a deep, funnel-shaped cavity. The calyx is partly open and moderately large, set in a wide and deep basin.
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish, fine-grained, crisp. Juicy, sweet-tart and somewhat aromatic.
uses: Fresh eating, baked goods, dried apple rings and cider.
origins: Recorded as having originated in the early 1830s as a chance seedling on the property of John Lobban—listed as John Robbins by Charles Downing in his 1872 update of "The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America"— near Pilot Mountain, Nelson County, Virginia (U.S.A.).
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Slow to start producing fruit on its own roots. Produces heavy crops every other year. Does well at higher elevations.
cold storage: Keeps up to six months in storage.
harvest: Late in the fourth period.
notes: Though almost forgotten during the mid 1900s, several trees were found through the early 2000s and the variety is once again available from a small list of North American nurseries.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 24
harvest period: 4
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