Good sauce and culinary apple. Large, green fruit turning to light green upon ripening. Sometimes over 6 inches in diameter. Subacid to mildly sweet flavor.
USDA identification images for Fallawater
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
Tree register
United States
- Diane Patton in Meadville, PA
- James Dierberger in Hebron, CT
- Kris And Bruce in Holden, MAINE
- Paul Grochowski in Floyd, VIRGINIA
- Pollyanne in Wytheville, VA
- Ronald Wolfe in Monticello, ILLINOIS
Spring blossom records for this variety
2013 season
- April 2013 - tree owned by Diane in Meadville, United States
2011 season
- May 2011 - tree owned by Kris in Holden, United States
2010 season
- May 2010 - tree owned by Kris in Holden, United States
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Harvest records for this variety
2010 season
- October 2010 - tree owned by Kris in Holden, United States
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: Pennsylvania, United States
- Introduced: Mid 1800s
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit size: Large
- Fruit shape: Round
- Fruit shape: Flat-round
- Fruit size: Very large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Drying
Growing
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Fallawater:
United States
North Carolina
- Big Horse Creek Farm, Lansing