Wagener

Sharp · 7 trees planted · confidence medium

OriginUSA — Finger Lakes, New York. Seed planted by George Wheeler in 1791; Abraham Wagener bought the property in 1796 and propagated the tree at Penn Yan, which took his name. Recognised by the New York State Agricultural Society in 1847.

Harvestlate Oct in New York; picked 21 Sep 2026 in the Olympic rain shadow. The maritime Northwest runs several weeks ahead of eastern and English reference dates — compare Yarlington Mill at 26 Sep here against late Oct-Nov in England.

Acidityhigh

Tanninlow

Vigorweak

Biennial tendencyhigh

How it presents

Prarie Pride Natural Fruits · 7 trees · no juice recorded yet

Disease: Resistant to scab and cedar apple rust; susceptible to mildew and fire blight. The scab resistance is worth something west of the Cascades, where scab is the main disease and fire blight is absent.

Sharply acidic at picking and mellows in storage, keeping to roughly April. Compact and semi-tip bearing. A parent of Idared (Jonathan x Wagener) and possibly of Northern Spy. Identification of the Prarie Pride trees rests on the CiderPilot variety list, the September ripening and the planting pattern; confirm on fruit character and keeping quality.

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