What States Have An Official State Apple?

In this newsletter, Iearn about what states have an official state apple.

Did you know that same states actually have a state apple?

Here is a list of states and what apple is their state apple:

• Ohio - Melrose

• West Virginia - Golden Delicious

• Rhode Island - Rhode Island Greening

• Illinois - Gold Rush

• Minnesota - Honeycrisp

The Arkansas Black apple is named after the name of Arkansas but I didn’t see anywhere that it was an official state apple. The apple is the start fruit of New York, Vermont, and Washington but there isn’t a specific variety that is named as the state apple. The Empire sounds like it could be the state of the apple of New York but it’s not.

I was surprised to hear that Gold Rush was the state apple of Illinois. An elementary school class had pushed the government to declare it the state fruit after not having an official state fruit in 2008.

Honeycrisp was developed at the University of Minnesota so not surprising it became the state apple!

Rhode Island Greening are an old heirloom variety that are one of my favorite apples for baking.

Melrose is a great apple that I have picked at an apple orchard in Ohio when it was at it’s peak and man was it good!

Are you following me on Instagram? Make sure you do as right now I am sharing my progress to my goal of eating 100 different varieties of apples this fall.

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• Are you going apple picking this fall too! Listen to or read tips on picking apples from Liz from Door Creek Orchard. This was an episode of my podcast, Eat Shop Waste Not last year.

• I am so thankful for everyone that has filled out my fall survey. I am taking ALL of your feedback to heart. If you haven’t filled out the fall survey yet, here is the link - Super Fast 2-Question Fall Apple Survey

• I am working on a guide to tart apples. I want to know what tart apples are you buying? Help me track your answers by submitting your favorite tart apples here.

• Listen to the latest episode of my apple podcast -

  Episode 5 - History of Pink Pearl

If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. I hoped you enjoyed today’s newsletter.