PRINCESS LOUISE (D) - Also known as Marquis of Lorne. Originated
with L. Woolverton of Grimsby, Ontario as a chance seedling from
a half dozen Fameuse trees. First exhibited before the Ontario
Fruit Growers' Association in Hamilton in 1879 under the name
Woolverton. It was later renamed Princess Louise after Her Royal
Highness, wife of the Governor General, His Excellency the Marquis
of Lorne.
A medium size apple, uniform in size and shape, roundish oblate,
often elliptical, pale green with a blush which may range from
pink, bronze, to dark red, and seldom covers more than 50% of
the fruit. Depending on the location of the apple on the tree
the blush may be no more than a few rusty looking speckles. The breaking, crisp, flesh is snow white like Fameuse, delicate,
very juicy, mildly tart, with a creamy texture and an unusual,
addictive caramel flavour like candy apples. Young children love the Princess because of its candy like flavour. It is also
excellent in salads since its flesh does not turn brown when sliced
if fully ripe. It is strictly a dessert apple, being much too
bland when cooked. Although it bruises easily it is a good keeper
if handled carefully.
Unlike its parent it has better scab resistance except in the
worst scab infection seasons. It is prone to sooty blotch. The
fruit are not bothered much by apple maggot or codling moth. It
attracts more aphids than some other apple varieties. It never
achieved much success as a commercial apple because of its lack
of red colour and its inability to withstand rough handling.
A rare find as a dessert apple. It begins to ripens in early October
and will continue right through to the end of the month. Like
many of the late ripening apples its flavour is much improved
after the first couple of light frosts. The latest ones to be
picked are the sweetest and juiciest. It is a middle bloomer.
It has attractive large, white blossoms which are stained with
pink. Crops tend to be heavy one year and light the next. Zone
3b.
Meet the prince and the princess!
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