Falstaff apple

Falstaff apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Falstaff

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

• 07 Oct 2024 

  Falstaff apple grows very well in my garden in north Wales, UK. I planted the tree in 2002, masses of fruit every year (thanks to my bees nearby) and it makes a great juice.
• 12 Oct 2011  ESSEX, United Kingdom

  have had a Falstaff apple tree about 16 years. Very prolific crop this year.Your tasting notes are very accurate. This year the coddling moth attacked the fruit. I have blanched and stored the peeled apples in the freezer for pies etc. Next year I wll put up a trap for the coddling moth at the end of the garden. Hopefully The result should be a bumper perfect crop.
• 16 Jun 2011  ESSEX, United Kingdom

  We bought a Red Falstaff last May and had a reasonable crop of large and very tasty apples in September. This year it has gone quite mad and is in danger of pulling itself over, it has so many apples. It's my first go at apples and is a real delight.
• 07 Oct 2010  CORNWALL, United Kingdom

  I have a 5 year old Red Falstaff sold to me as a dessert/cider apple. Reliable heavy cropper. albeit late - just ripe now early October - of most attractive, tasty red fruit. Has anyone made cider from it? What are the keeping qualities (outside the fridge)?
• 19 Nov 2008  CONWY VALLEY, NORTH WALES, United Kingdom

  I planted a Falstaff six years ago in 2002. It produced a terrific crop in 2007 and 2008, lovely flavour, very juicy. It's one of the best of my 20 apple trees. I keep eight hives of bees near the orchard and the bees and the fruit go very well together. Fruit growing is becoming very popular in the Conwy Valley.
• 09 Nov 2007  NORTHUMBERLAND, United Kingdom

  We have a 4 year old tree bought as "Red Falstaff", and the ripe fruit is identical to the above illustration. However we find that the apples are very late to ripen in this area. Picked in mid October they are too sour for dessert, but delicious cooked. Left on the tree longer, in past years they have been attacked by scab. This year we had 6 good specimens left ripening on the tree, but last week they disappeared overnight!
• 17 Oct 2007  TORQUAY, United Kingdom

  You state that Falstaff has the same parentage as Greensleeves (G/Del x J/Grieve). Yet it looks & tastes quite different. Have you got the parentage right? Falstaff is a new apple to me, 1st seen & tasted last Sunday. However this was labelled Red Falstaff. Is this the same as Falstaff?
• 15 Oct 2007  SOMERSET, United Kingdom

  Your tasting notes are spot on. Falstaff is a lovely apple. In reply to Jean Swinton, don't pick Falstaff too early. Early October is about right. Store in a 'fridge if you can, it keeps best if kept really cold.
• 10 Sep 2007  CLACTON-ON-SEA, United Kingdom

  We have a small Falstaff in our garden. When is the best time to pick the apples. Last year we left it too late we think. They are a lovely apple.

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