Snow Apple Tree
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203452)
Nashville, Tennessee
January 23, 2019 12:01pm CST
In honor of National Pie Day (yes another day some celebrate!), I am sharing a photo, courtesy of Bing to show you how beautiful apples are in the snow.
When I first saw the photo I questioned if it was real or not. But after researching, it appears to be genuine. Would love one in my backyard. I also learned some things interesting about these apples.
The Snow Apple is named for both the fruit’s white flesh and the tree’s winter hardiness is one of the oldest known apple varieties. Also called the Fameuse, it originated in France, probably in the 1600s and was introduced to Canada and America one hundred years later.
The Snow Apple was the most common cultivated apple in Quebec, Canada for over 100 years, until an unknown disease or severe cold snap killed almost all the trees in the 1860s. Following the demise of the Quebec line, the Snow Apple fell into obscurity and is rarely grown today.
Have you heard of a Snow Apple before? And do you have a favorite pie?
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
23 Jan 19
Hope they will get back as something vanishes like that is sad to absorb The picture is beautiful
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@wolfgirl569 (95188)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Jan 19
I didnt know about those but apple is my favorite pie.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
25 Jan 19
@CarolDM
It looks very interesting to me in the picture but I do not like winter or snow. I am very happy to have left the hard Minneapolis winters behind to come live in Jerusalem. We have winter but our winter is our rainy season. We get snow at times but not all the time.
@MommyOfEli2013 (82002)
• Rupert, Idaho
23 Jan 19
I have not heard of that....very cool!
And my favorite pie is chocolate :)
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82002)
• Rupert, Idaho
24 Jan 19
@CarolDM That's great, it is very good!
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@popciclecold (35103)
• United States
23 Jan 19
Thanks for sharing, I never heard of snow Apple's before. It's a beautiful tree.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
23 Jan 19
That's a nice shot..I like Dutch Apple pie, or Apple Crumb.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
23 Jan 19
I haven't but that is one gorgeous photo!! My Great Great Grandfather was born there so I would imagine that he would know all about them... must double check the dates. I do know that I have family there since the 1700s so someone must have munched on one!!
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
23 Jan 19
That picture is beautiful with the snow apples. Actually I never heard of snow apples but I do love apples .
What a coincidence that my favorite pie is apple!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jan 19
Those must be cool apples.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
23 Jan 19
I have heard of Snow Apples! I didn't realize it was a nearly extinct variety... that must be why I've never found any.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Jan 19
No I had not heard about these apples.
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