blake UK, brogdale

This is the true UK Blake which may or may not be identical to the Westbook, ME Blake. We’ve spent years attempting to find a Blake tree in Maine but have so far struck out. We did find an old tree we’ve called Windham Swett Road but that apple DNA profiled to be Ohio Pippin. I imported this Blake from the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, UK in 2013 through APHIS (H48590A3). It has now received final release.

The fruit is a roundish-oblate, yellow, and russeted cooking apple. The large and beautiful fruit has become one our favorite cooking apples. It keeps until late February in the root cellar. Currently growing at Super Chilly Farm.