Sandow (apple)

The Sandow is an apple cultivar that is an "open-pollinated seedling of Northern Spy" that was created in 1912.^[1] It has been described as an apple that is suitable for eating,^[2] (as opposed to being a cooking apple). It has a crisp flesh that is juicy and sweet, with "bright scarlet stripes over red flush".^[1] It typically ripens in mid-October, and bears fruit sooner relative to other apple cultivars.^[1] It tends to flourish best in zones 3-5^[1] in the United States.

Sandow apple with cross-section

See also

• List of apple cultivars