Karmijn de Sonnaville apple

Karmijn de Sonnaville apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Karmijn de Sonnaville

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

• 30 Oct 2024 

  I have grown in my own orchard and in a demonstration orchard (Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation) this particular apple. Its complex taste is wonderful at multiple stages of ripeness. Even if picked at peak ripeness and allowed to sit/be stored, its flavors become even more complex. Don't miss having this variety. It's my favorite of more than 60 varieties of apples I have worked to grow.
• 07 May 2024 

  Cracked prone. added calcium to the soil and much better good rich flavor, great apple sauce
• 09 Nov 2023 

  Excellent applesauce! Floral scent and flavor, balanced and delightful, slightly pink in color after cooking, barely added any sugar and it's out of this world! Picked mid-october and went into jars the first week of Nov - held well but not as well as other vars. Compared to other single-variety applesauce (AR black, ashmeads kernel, Belle de boskop), it's far and away my favorite.
• 30 Sep 2023 

  Susceptible to fungal infection and should be treated but even when infected or otherwise clean apple has a surprising, unforgettable, delicious, flavor that gives and gives and gives--seems its sweet/sour juices never runout, amazilngly interesting, I guarantee until you do, you've never tasted anything like it.
• 01 Apr 2023 

  In the easternmost county of the United States, which is the northernmost county on the Atlantic, our cool wet climate induces poor flavor in K. d S. that we grow.
• 17 Sep 2020  OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

  We had three trees of KDS when we lived in Edmonds, N of Seattle. Was introduced to them by the community college apple festival. The fruit is superb. However they are as prone to codling moth and maggot as many others ( which occur randomly in this area) so the yields were less than hoped. The flavor and texture however were so astonishingly good that even the small output was worth waiting for. A life without tasting a KDS would be a life half lived!
• 14 Mar 2020  WA, United States

  Has anyone had good results with this apple in Western Washington?
• 16 Aug 2018  NORFOLK, United Kingdom

  This was a fantastic surprise finding this apple. If you like, this is my 'secret apple', in that I pick these and store them away for special days in the grey depths of Winter to lift the spirits and tastebuds! It has the most fantastic aroma, quite pear-drop like with a kind of russet nuttiness and flesh texture. The colour of the skin is also beautiful.
• 24 Jan 2018  NETHERLANDS, Netherlands

  Great (big) apple,difficult to get in supermarkets which is a pity. Bought it from a private person at the side of the road..... Very very tasty,sweet ,juicy,special aroma (i would say cox). People who buy this tree won't be disappointed.>>>FIVE STARS.
• 25 Oct 2015  MASSACHUSETTS, United States

  Karmijn disappointed me on first taste, perhaps because my expectations were too high. Grown in Southern Vermont, my sample lacked the sprightly flavor and texture of Cox's Orange Pippin. (The photos on this site do not appear to be Karmijn, which has an orange bloom, resembling Cox.) - Carter Wilkie, Boston
• 13 Mar 2015  WASHINGTON, United States

  KdS is a good one for the season, not a keeper. It does get a bit of AM. I have about 20 trees and they're really vigorous, triploid I think. I don't want ladders, or pruning. Bud-9 is not small enough. I'm thinking m27 or p-22. If you like Cox Orange>My choices #1 Fiesta, #2 Alkmene, #3 Kidd's, #4 Karmijn, #5 Mother. add.... Skipley Farm makes trees, has scion.
• 17 Nov 2014  WASHINGTON, United States

  Is this a good apple for pies? Does it come at all close to gravensteins?
• 15 Oct 2014  WASHINGTON, United States

  Best tasting apple I have ever eaten.
• 17 Feb 2013  WASHINGTON, United States

  Ed, considering the climate in E. Wenatchee - desert as soon as you climb out of the Gorge - KdS might do pretty well in a city yard or large enough orchard to raise the humidity somewhat. I hope to add it onto one of the trees being created for my backyard orchard.
• 26 Jan 2013  WASHINGTON, United States

  Referring to Dave Liezen's comments above, I did the same thing - went to Wenatchee and obtained several varieities for sampling. Karmijn was absolutely in a world by itself! I had one tree planted, and came back and ordered another! Might not grow well in eastern Washington's hot climate, but it is worth trying. Crisp, sweet-tart and almot undescribable!
• 23 Jan 2012  NEDERLAND, Netherlands

  Its not a apple from Wageningen bud from mister de Sonnaville he grows a lot of new varieties like Meiprinses and the newesr Lola
• 11 Oct 2010  WASHINGTON, United States

  Drove halfway across the state to purchase heirloom apples; tasted KdJ for the first time. Wow! Got to work this into my back yard somehow.
• 23 Sep 2010  IN, United States

  I purchased this tree as a two-year old from Raintree Nursery based on their intriguing description. Within two years I was able to sample the fruit, and can honestly say it revolutionized my feelings about apples - it is a wonderful variety, with intense yet balanced flavors, and ample sweetness and acidity. One of the three fruits was left to 'age' about 1 month before trying it, and the flavors had harmonized wonderfully. I am hoping to be able to grow it in my new location in Bloomington, IN (hotter summers, so I am pleased to hear reports of it doing well in N California).
• 06 Sep 2010  United States

  Dave: I am growing it in a hot, dry part of Northern California where summer temperatures regularly approach, and can even exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It bears tasty fruit in my climate.
• 19 Jul 2010  WASHINGTON, United States

  I saw a website that claimed this cultivar does best with cooler summers. Anyone in a drier and hotter locale that has done well with Karmijn de Sonnaville? I live in Spokane, high and dry on the eastern edge of Washington state. Thanks, Dave.
• 16 Dec 2008  IJSSELSTEIN , Netherlands

  First of all I love this apple for it's taste. And then ,how to pronounce the name. (car-mine de sonna-vil ) now that is not too difficult is it?
• 07 Oct 2007  WASHINGTON, United States

  How is this name pronounced?

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Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer Karmijn de Sonnaville apple trees for sale:

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• Cummins Nursery
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• Keepers Nursery
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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Karmijn de Sonnaville:

United States

• Colorado

  • Ela Family Farms, Hotchkiss

• Maine

  • Tiny Orchards, Saco

• Michigan

  • Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester

• Montana

  • Big Mountain Fruitworks / Big Mountain Ciderworks, Kalispell

• New Hampshire

  • Alyson's Apple Orchard, Walpole

• Tennessee

  • Indian Cave Orchards, New Market

• Washington

  • Skipley Farm, Snohomish        *** Feature Orchard ***

Canada

• British Columbia

  • Dragonfly Farm, Salt Spring Island
  • Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island

References

• Apples for the 21st Century
  Author: Manhart
  Lists synonym as Karmine
• Some Antique Apples for Modern Orchards, (2008)
  Author: Merwin I.A.