CHARLAMOFF

A late-summer, all-purpose, Duchess-type apple of excellent quality that probably originated in Russia before 1800. The fruit is large, ribbed, lumpy and blocky. Similar to Duchess it is striped with red, but unlike Duchess the overall color has a distinctly lavender-pink hue. We discovered two old grafted trees on the same property in Bridgewater, ME (Aroostook County) in September 2015. While some sources consider Charlamoff to be a synonym of Duchess, phenotypic and DNA profiling shows them to be distinct varieties. The apple from Bridgewater also closely resembles the Charlamoff USDA watercolor from 1907 and matches the USDA Geneva accession (PI 588978). It’s extremely hardy, and worthy of trial in the coldest apple growing districts.  Currently growing at Super Chilly Farm. Scionwood from Pauline and Steve Hayer of Cat Nap Farm in Bridgewater.