Haralson apple

Haralson apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Haralson

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

• 20 Oct 2023 

  Wow...What a great apple. We got to eat 3 apples from our newly planted tree. Great flavor, juicy and crisp. Looking forward to next years batch.
• 17 Nov 2022 

  I am in Zone 4 (used to be Zone 3). I planted this variety around 1973 and it is still going strong. The apples are a little on the tart side as they may not ripen completely here. Dependable. My number one variety.
• 03 Oct 2022 

  Wow the most Prolific apple tree we’ve ever owned! We live in Michigan and we planted this tree four or five years ago. It looks like we’re going to harvest several bushels off the small tree. The apples are free of most bugs without any spray whatsoever we can’t believe it. Medium to large and very crisp. I can’t wait to try them in a pie or some applesauce. If you live in a northern climate don’t hesitate to buy this tree.
• 29 Apr 2021  MN, United States

  As far as I am concerned, there is no other apple worth eating, once you have tasted a Haralson. All my neighbors beg for apples off my tree, and say that they are the best apples they have ever tasted. I agree 100%.
• 06 Sep 2018  MINNESOTA, United States

  Wonderful apple for baking. It holds it's shape and doesn't mush up. Great flavor for pies.
• 31 Aug 2018  IN, United States

  We have 2 Haralsons almost 30 years old. The apples make the best sweet (not hard) cider we have ever tasted. Our friends rave about the flavor and bed for more. We have a little party to harvest and press each large crop year.
• 29 Jun 2018  United States

  We never peal our Harolson before baking. The peels dissolve and add a wonderful flavor. Often, we are asked “is there some rhubarb in this pie?” It is also a lot less work...
• 02 Nov 2016  CA, United States

  I grew up in Wisconsin in the 1960's and went apple picking with my Dad every fall. There used to a a couple of apple orchards outside our town and they were filled with Haralsons, Cortlands, and Macs. It was heaven.
• 23 Oct 2016  CO, United States

  I have had a Haralson for more than 20 years. Excellent bearer every other year, smaller crop in off years. Has not been bothered by fire blight although I have lost many other varieties from the disease. Excellent all-purpose apple (fresh, baking, cooking). Very good flavor.
• 07 Sep 2015  SD, United States

  My tree is 14 years ol and is very healthy. I do prune every March. Water it weekly, and fertilize twice in summer. Spray every 10 days. It is a BIENNIAL. This is theoff year. I will get one pickle pail full of apples. I gather the drops every morning and when I get a dozen I make applesauce. I planted a Haralred last fall and a Connel and Honey Crisp this spring. I'll keep adding 3-4 trees every year.
• 04 Sep 2015  MANITOBA, Canada

  Excellent apple for eating or pies. Late ripening/ needs to freeze before picking usually around Halloween-End October. Easily succumbs to Fire Blight. Both Haralson and Goodland excellent for cold climate.
• 12 Apr 2015  OR, United States

  Produced young; 3 or 4 years. Great flavor! Fruit size is good and quantity prolific. Our late frosts which nip the blooms challenge most apple trees but not the Haralson! Vigorous and disease resistant. Love this tree!
• 19 Oct 2014  IOWA, United States

  Dang good! Just made apple sauce and crisp with these apples and in the spring I will be grafting this tree to add to my orchard. I had to add a little sugar so my two year old will eat it but still damn good apple
• 28 Sep 2014  WI, United States

  I have 0ne Haralson tree and it produces wonderfully each year: but so many apples have blemish that is black and does not sink deep into the apple; but I wonder if this is normal. This happens every year: we have other apple trees of other kinds but none of them have this. Can you comment?
• 22 Sep 2014  MOWER COUNTY / MN, United States

  I love my two Haralson dwarf trees. This year is the heavy, and I mean heavy, year! We had our first frost about a week ago so the apples should be ready in a few more days. That cold snap really brings up the sugars and changes the apple from tart to sweet. If you live in cold-country, be patient if you haven't had a cold snap. :-)
• 14 Sep 2014  ID, United States

  It is mid-Sept and we are still waiting to harvest our Haralson tree, but they seem like they will be delicious from the ones we've tasted. It is planted next to a Honeycrisp which was devoured by insects of all sorts. The Haralson was not bothered at all by the insects. The tree is only 3 years old and I will be getting a good crop of apples from in.
• 27 Aug 2014  AB, Canada

  We live in Calgary Alberta Canada and have (according to my dad, who planted it 40+ years ago) a Haralson in our yard. The apples have rarely turned red, barely even pink-tinged. They are green and small. Often, they start falling off in August. We have many more apples than we can use - hundreds. Over the years, we have eaten them in pies, desserts, as applesauce and juiced them. Last year a gung-ho neigbour picked them ALL and made cider, though we haven’t heard about or tasted the results. I just picked and ate one today, Aug 27, 2014 and it is crisp and nice, not too tart to eat off the tree. I'm wondering if this tree is maybe not Haralson? Or maybe they never get red or larger because we live in such a short-summer climate? The seeds in the one I picked today are white. Not fully ripened?
• 04 Oct 2013  MISSOURI, United States

  We have a 3 year old tree in mid-Missouri and got about 30 apples from it this year! Love the flavor- I need to plant more!
• 29 Sep 2012  MN, United States

  We have one tree that is just plain incredible...we had/have a harvest this year that was/is super!! Great size, great taste! Perfect with carmel dip or carmel apples!! With the late season drought, we watered and kept the tree from early drop...was worth it! I like the way they do not turn brown quickly after cutting...nice white coloration that stays!!
• 21 Sep 2011  NEBRASKA/ SCOTTSBLUFF COUNTY, United States

  I recently harvested a Haralson tree in my backyard. I live in a cold climate with harsh winters that get 20 below zero. I am pleased with the apple crop that was produced from my five year old tree. They also weathered hail storms in June.
• 10 Sep 2011  MINNESOTA, HENNEPIN, United States

  Complex flavor. Very cold hardy

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Haralson:

United States

• Colorado

  • Third Street Apples, Penrose

• Idaho

  • BYU-Idaho Apple Orchard Museum, Rexburg

• Illinois

  • Jonamac Orchards, Malta

• Indiana

  • Ditzler Orchard, Rosedale

• Iowa

  • 3 Bee Farms, Griswold
  • Apples on the Avenue, Nashua
  • Community Orchards, Fort Dodge
  • Countryside Orchard, Lansing
  • Deal's Orchard, Jefferson
  • East View Orchard, Fredericksburg
  • Hillside Orchard, Newell
  • Iowa Orchard, Urbandale
  • Smalls Fruit Farm, Mondamin
  • Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City

• Michigan

  • Knaebe's "Mmmunchy Krunchy" Apple Farm Cider Mill, Rogers City
  • Orchard on the Lake,

• Minnesota

  • Aamodt's Apple Farm and Bakery, Stillwater
  • Afton Apple Orchard, Hastings
  • Apple Jack Orchards, Delano
  • Apple Tree-O, Delano
  • Big Woods Orchard, Winona
  • Center Creek Orchard, Fairmont
  • Cider Flats Apple Orchard, Hinckley
  • Das Apfel Haus Orchard, Hancock
  • Dayton Avenue Orchard, Adrian
  • Eve's Orchard, Cleveland
  • Fireside Orchard and Gardens, Northfield
  • Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard, Hastings
  • Hidden Cove Orchard, Cold Spring
  • Irish Mountain Orchard, Elysian
  • J.Q. Fruit Farm, Princeton
  • Knapton's Raspberries, Apples & Pumpkins, Greenfield
  • LuceLine Orchard, Watertown
  • Lucking's Cannon Valley Orchard, Cannon Falls
  • Madden's Orchard, Waterville
  • Maple Hills Orchard, Frazee
  • Minnesota Harvest, Jordan
  • Minnetonka Orchards, Minnetrista
  • Montgomery Orchards, Montgomery
  • Novak's Orchards, LLC, Woodbury
  • Nystrom Orchard, Worthington
  • Orchard on the Bluff, Franconia Township
  • Pleasant Valley Orchard, Taylors Falls
  • Ranum’s West Lake Mary Orchards, Alexandria
  • Red Barn Orchard, Pine River
  • Sekapp Orchard, Rochester
  • Sogn Valley Orchard, Dennison
  • Straight River Farm, Faribault
  • Sweetland Orchard, Webster
  • White Barn Orchard, Northfield
  • Woods' Edge Apples, Buffalo

• Montana

  • Boja Farm, Bridger

• Nebraska

  • Degroot Orchards, Madison
  • Martin's Hillside Orchard, Ceresco

• Pennsylvania

  • Northrop's Apple Acres, Lake City

• South Dakota

  • Country Apple Orchard, Harrisburg
  • Hoversten Orchards LTD, Brandon
  • Krause Family Orchard & Nursery Inc., Glenham
  • Prairie Blush Orchards, Lake Norden

• Wisconsin

  • Bickler's Apple Farm, Middleton
  • Door Creek Orchard, Cottage Grove
  • Ecker's Apple Farm, Trempealeau
  • Ferguson's Orchard, Eau Claire
  • Hillside Apples, Casco
  • Nature's Select Orchard, Turtle Lake
  • Rush River Orchard and Bakery, Ellsworth
  • Sacia Orchards, Galesville        *** Feature Orchard ***
  • Silver Creek Orchards, Merrill

Canada

• British Columbia

  • Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island