bunker hill

Bunker Hill is an old New York heirloom that originated on the farm of Dr. Paige [Page] of Dryden, Tompkins County, NY sometime before 1874. Presumably it was named in honor of Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA, site of the famous battle of that name that took place on June 17, 1775 during the early months of the American revolution. Our scionwood was sent to us by L.D. Davidson of Amsterdam, NY many years ago. Davidson received wood from the last remaining tree on Danny and Ginny Lang’s farm in Cortland, NY, not far from Dryden.

Bunker Hill is a juicy, subacid, dessert and cooking apple. The skin is a pale, whitish-yellow that is striped and splashed with two shades of red over two-thirds of the surface. It is moderately sprinkled with light dots, some of them areolar. The cavity is medium to large and greenish. The flesh is sometimes stained next to the skin. Currently growing at Super Chilly Farm.