One of the best late fall varieties for dessert, sauce, cider, juice and storage. Doesn't shrivel. Medium sized, glossy green, red flushed fruit. White flesh, very crisp, juicy and tender, resembles NorthernSpy in taste.
USDA identification images for Wagener
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.
Offspring of this variety
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United States
- Annie Pulzone in Bend, OR
- Darylann in Crescent City, CA
- Glenn Tremble in Trail, OREGON
- James Dierberger in Hebron, CT
- Rick Simoniello in Storrs / Mansfield, CT
- Ronny Blackstock in Fitzgerald, GA
United Kingdom
- Alison Underwood in Colwyn Bay, NORTH WALES
- Bill Barker And Sharon Cherry in Smeeton Westerby, LEICESTERSHIRE
- Mark Brisbane in Winchester, HAMPSHIRE
- Martin_UK in Basingstoke, HAMPSHIRE
- Richard Harrison-Murray in WEST MALLING, KENT
- Steve Webster in Truro, CORNWALL
- Tony Burch in Blandford Forum, DORSET
Canada
- Dan in Vittoria, ONTARIO
- Erik Nordenson in Cobourg, ONTARIO
- Jeannine Caldbeck in Thetis Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Jen Miller in Mississauga, ONTARIO
Spring blossom records for this variety
2018 season
- 6th May 2018 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2017 season
- 29th April 2017 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2016 season
- 16th May 2016 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2015 season
- 9th May 2015 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
2014 season
- 31st April 2014 - tree owned by Bill in Smeeton Westerby, United Kingdom
- April 2014 - tree owned by Martin_UK in Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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Harvest records for this variety
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: Penn Yann, New York, United States
- Introduced: 1790s
- Developed by: George Wheeler
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1976-149
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Flesh colour: White
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit size: Large
- Fruit shape: Flat-round
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Flavour style (apples): Aromatic
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Hard cider
- Food uses: Drying
- Flavour style (apples): Honeyed
Growing
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Wagener:
United States
Connecticut
- Seek No Further Orchard, Hebron
Maine
- Plowshares Community Farm, Gorham
Michigan
- Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester
New Hampshire
- Apple Annie, Brentwood
- Old Ciderpress Farm, Westmoreland
Washington
- Piper's Orchard, Seattle
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***
Canada
British Columbia
- Salt Spring Apple Company, Salt Spring Island
References
- Apples of England (1948)
Author: Taylor