Bare Root Albemarle Pippin Apple Tree (Malus cv.)

Bare Root Albemarle Pippin Apple Tree (Malus cv.)Semi dwarf, deciduous fruit tree The fruit ripens late in autumn as the skin turns an olive green color. The flesh is greenish white, juicy, crisp, and with a fine aroma. Stores well 'Albemarle Pippin' was one of Thomas Jefferson's two favorite table apples, the other being 'Esopus Spitzenburg'. He planted as many as 50 'Albemarle Pippin' in the South Orchard at Monticello between 1769 and 1814. The variety originated in Newtown, New York in the 18th

Its origins are obscure but it is believed to be native to Northern Italy

The striking flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds

' while foeniculum is Latin for 'hay'

the Cardoon was grown as a vegetable by the Greeks and Romans

This beautifully told narrative tells the stories of Bartram

Hardiness: USDA Zones 3 through 8

New York: “There is upon this tree every year hundreds of flowers

and the vaulting ambition that propelled him into public life as a modern avatar of the Enlightenment who

erect stems

acquaintances

and Cedar of Lebanon (which Thomas Jefferson grew)

" Our "Established 1769" mug