ONE OF THE GREATEST APPLES
Ol’ TJ was Spot On
Thomas Jefferson was right: Spitz is one of the greatest. Apples, that is. Esopus Spitzenberg, to use the variety’s full name, was the variety that T.J. preferred over all others from his Monticello orchard. And soon it will be coming into perfection here. Or, I should say “would be coming into perfection here.”
Watercolor from my book “Fruit: From the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection“
That was years ago, when I grew Spitz.
This time of year, back then, the fruits would not be still hanging from the branches. Read more
