Newtown Pippin Apples

We discovered, after a lot of research,  that the apple tree in our back yard is a Newtown Pippin apple, an old heirloom variety that Thomas Jefferson grew at Monticello.  They are excellent for pies and applesauce, so we are gathering them carefully so we can experience their flavor and texture.  This tree has not borne more than a few small, scabby apples in the past.  This year, the tree is bursting with lovely, large and healthy fruit.

Here I am, 'stalking' the apples on all the trees in the yard. Pippins, Liberties, and Gravensteins!