Winston apple

USDA identification images for Winston

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

• 11 Oct 2015  HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

  I have had this tree for 30+ years, and nearly always get a good crop from it, though the fruit is often on the small side, even after thinning. However, I thoroughly recommend this variety because of its exceptionally long season of use. I find it pleasant to eat straight from the tree when picked from late September onwards, yet I find it will keep until March or even longer, retaining its good flavour and crisp texture pretty well, if stored in an unheated room. My other late-keeping variety, Sturmer Pippin, will keep at least as long if picked in late autumn, but is virtually inedible until January or later.
• 24 Oct 2010  SUSSEX, United Kingdom

  We used to sort and store these for my mother, all the ones which weren't fit to store were taken to a cider press after a week and juiced. The juice was superb really strong and really tasty. Some lasted to March/April Now trying the juice from the community orchard. see blog www.lemonaday.com
• 13 Sep 2010  CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom

  I agree - a good performer and forms an attractive, easy-to-grow, fairly-trouble-free tree. The apples are quite sharp when picked and are best if stored for several weeks after picking. In simple cool storage, the apples should keep for a few months, maybe several months. The apples can be quite small if not thinned, but I find that smaller apples are less attractive to pests, so I don't thin mine and I accept "lunchbox" or "fun sized" fruits. In a garden situation, without the benefit of hives of bees shipped-in by orchards for pollination, Winston's very fertile blossoms (which seem to have some frost tolerance) can be useful to help obtain a good crop when other varieties fail. Many commentators praise Winston's resistance to scab and mildew, but I find that although its resistance is adequate in most seasons, it is not as highly-disease-resistant as is often implied. "Some resistance" to scab and mildew would be a better description than "very resistant". A very good tree and I highly recommend it as an easy-to-grow, attractive, not-too-troublesome, reliable, late-keeping apple.
• 07 Aug 2010  CORNWALL, United Kingdom

  One of the most reliable croppers that stores well in air, crisp and good-flavoured. It should be more comonly grown.

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Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer Winston apple trees for sale:

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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Winston:

United Kingdom

• England - midlands

  • Meynell Langley Trials Gardens, Derby
  • The Vyne, Basingstoke

• England - north

  • Saddleworth Orchard, Saddleworth

• England - south-west

  • Charlton Orchards, Taunton

Canada

• British Columbia

  • Starry Night Meadows Farm, Mayne Island

References

• Apples of England (1948)
  Author: Taylor
• Fruit Expert
  Author: Hessayon