Empire Apple Tree

  USDA Certified Organic Empire apples are a McIntosh type with superior color and flavor. The Empire apple trees are a cultivar of an apple derived from a seed grown in 1944 by Lester C. Anderson, a fruit nutritionist at Cornell. The original seed was a cross between the McIntosh and Red Delicious. The Empire apple has a dark red with heavy, waxy bloom and crisp, juicy flesh with some aromatic quality. Empire apples make a unique, rosy applesauce. They often lose their shape quickly when baked. Best for fresh eating. Fruit hangs on tree longer than McIntosh, but drops plenty before fully ripe. The Empire apple tree is very consistent annual producer. Please see below for further information on our organically grown Empire apple trees for sale. Considerations for Empire apple tree USDA Zones:  5, 6, 7, 8, 9Uses:  Fresh Eating, Cider, cooking and sauce Harvest Period: LateBloom Period: MidseasonPollination Requirement: Requires different variety with same bloom periodOrigin Date: New Yo