avon calling

Avon Calling is a mid-late fall seedling with cider potential, spotted by Laura Sieger along Rte 4 between Avon and north Farmington as we drove north on a fruit exploring trip in 2016. The tree Laura spotted is a bushy seedling, and the whole tree appears to be the same fruit.

The flavor is cottony, bitter and astringent. Some of the astringency comes with the second bite. Don't forget that second bite. Fruit is small-medium sized (5.5 cm - 6.7 cm/ 2 1/4 - 2 5/8”), roundish-slightly, conic-oblate, and yellow with a slight pink blush, a small russeted splash in the cavity and prominent russet dots. It somewhat resembles Tolman Sweet. Avon Calling is in the early stages of trial here, but we think it could have promise as a cider apple. Collected scionwood from the original tree on January 17, 2017. Currently growing at Super Chilly Farm.