Hawkeye Apple Tree Origin Date_1700s very distinctive dessert variety producing

very distinctive dessert variety producing small golden apples that are honey sweet and nutty

The Italian plum tree often overbears so a bit thinning is often in order

The berries are usually harvested by hand and are commonly used for fresh consumption

Frost-hardy late bloom

Very late ripening

Hawkeye Apple Tree Origin Date_1700s very distinctive dessert variety producingUSDA Certified Organic Hawkeye apple tree started as a small insignificant seedling in Jesse Hiatt's Peru, Iowa orchard, about 1870, as the original Red Delicious. Hawkeye apple tree, was not welcomed at the time and was cut down several times because the seedling wasn't growing in the row of Bellflower apple trees as desired. Nonetheless, Mr. Hiatt admired the tenacity of the Hawkeye apple seedling and gave it a chance to fruit. After many years he