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The 'Rhode Island Greening' is an American apple variety and the official fruit of the state of
(accessed on Google Book Search on February 8, 2009)
Greening link from vintage Virginia ApplesNational Fruit Collection page
Symbols of Rhode Island Apple cultivars {{apple-fruit-stub
The 'Rhode Island Greening' is an American apple variety and the official fruit of the state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
.
History
The Rhode Island Greening originated around 1650 near Green's End in Middletown, Rhode Island. The first Greenings were grown by a Mr. Green who operated a tavern and developed apple trees from seed. He gave many scions from the tree to visitors for grafting elsewhere, and the original tree died. The apples became known as "Green's Inn" apples from Rhode Island. One of the oldest surviving trees was located on Mt. Hygeia farm inFoster, Rhode Island
Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 4,469 at the 2020 census.
History
Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community. In the year 1662, Will ...
at the turn of the 20th century. The Rhode Island Greening was one of the most popular apples grown in New York in the 19th century.
Characteristics
It is tender, crisp, juicy, and quite tart, and similar to the 'Granny Smith
The Granny Smith is an List of apple cultivars, apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who Fruit tree propagation, propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a Hybri ...
'. It is best suited for baking, though can be fresh eaten after storage. The fruit is large, uniformly round in shape, and flattened on the ends, with a dark, waxy, green skin that turns a greenish-yellow when fully ripe. It ripens from September to October, keeping well into February or longer.
''Essentials of Fruit Culture: Varieties of Apples; Apple Culture; Apple Pests and Injuries; Apple Harvesting, Storing, and Marketing; Pear Culture; Cherries, Apricots, and Quinces''
By International Correspondence Schools
Published by International Textbook Company, 1913, pg. 36-3(accessed on Google Book Search on February 8, 2009)
References
External links
Greening link from vintage Virginia Apples
Symbols of Rhode Island Apple cultivars {{apple-fruit-stub