Early Joe

Also known as
  • Chapin
No date is provided. Cultivated by Herman Chapin on his farm. Named for German farm hand named Joe and his practice of waking up early to pick the apple and hide it for later. The quality is described as "best".
Originated Circa
Blooms in Summer
Available in 1987
From East Bloomfield
Citations:
  • Charles Scoon Wilson, The Apple in New York State (1905)

    Charles Scoon Wilson, The Apple in New York State (Master's Thesis, Cornell University, 1905)

  • Martin McGann, "Apple Cultivars in the Lower Hudson Valley Prior to 1860" (1987)

    Martin McGann, "Apple Cultivars of the Lower Hudson Valley Prior to 1860," Sleepy Hollow Restorations, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (February 1987)