Large nearly solid red or red striped over green fruit. Very sweet with crisp juicy flesh. Fine flavor. Core smaller than McIntosh. Excellent eating quality.
USDA identification images for Spencer
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.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Golden Delicious (parent)
- McIntosh (parent)
Visitor reviews
- 04 Feb 2017 MAINE, United StatesI had a good friend from Western Mass that used to bring me Spencer apples and they are the best tasting apples hands down.
- 01 Nov 2015 MASSACHUSETTS, United StatesSpencer tends to be on the softer side, that plus its high degree of sweetness make it a good candidate for apple butter. - Carter Wilkie, Boston
- 11 Sep 2015 MASSACHUSETTS, United StatesI am growing Spencer apples in my backyard and had a wonderful yield this year with virtually no care given to this hardy tree
- 29 Oct 2014 MA, United StatesWe went to a wonderful farm stand in central Mass. called Bolton Orchards and got some Spencer apples. They were the sweetest apples we ever tasted! Firm white flesh, excellent flavor.
Tree register
United States
- James Dierberger in Hebron, CT
- Jessica Klein in Maple Valley, WASHINGTON
India
- Nikhil Chauhan in Shimla, HIMACHAL PRADESH
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: McIntosh x Golden Delicious
- Originates from: British Columbia, Canada
- Introduced: 1926
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1963-107
Identification
- Country of origin: Canada
- Alleles: 2
- Alleles: 10
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 3 (-40C)
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Spencer:
United States
Connecticut
- Allyn's Red Barn, Ledyard
- Seek No Further Orchard, Hebron
Indiana
- Chandler's Farm, Fillmore
Iowa
- Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City
Maine
- McDougal Orchards, Springvale
- Sweetser's Apple Barrel and Orchards, Cumberland Center
Massachusetts
- Atkins Farms, Amherst
- Autumn Hill Orchards, Groton
- Bolton Spring Farm, Bolton
- C.N. Smith Farm, East Bridgewater
- Red Apple Farm, Phillipston
- Tougas Family Farm, Northborough
New Hampshire
- Demeritt Hill Farm, Lee
- Lull Farm, Hollis
- Old Ciderpress Farm, Westmoreland
Canada
British Columbia
- Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island
Ontario
- Organics Farm, Markham