Stayman Winesap

“A Stayman grower is a benefactor to all mankind!” –Georgia grower, and I concur! A late apple resistant to all major diseases and a great all-purpose apple: fresh eating, cider, keeping, and cooking!  It is sweet and tart and with just a touch of tannins, which makes it a near perfect cider apple, all by itself (without blending with other apples).  From Kansas around 1875, it has a long history of success in the South.  Heavy bearer.  Near perfect apple for my tastes, but it is pollen sterile (won’t provide pollination for other apples).