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|name=Baldwin
|name=Baldwin
|species=Apple
|species=Apple
|tree_count=7
|orchard_list=[[Lithgow Springs]], [[McCoin Lower]], [[McCoin Upper]]
|at_clarno=yes
|at_clarno=yes
|clarno_year=2025
|clarno_year=2025
}}
}}


'''Baldwin''' is a apple variety found in 7 tree(s) across Central Oregon heritage orchards.
'''Baldwin''' is a apple variety found in {{#ask: [[Has variety::Baldwin]] |format=count}} tree(s) across Central Oregon heritage orchards.
 
== Description ==
'''Baldwin''' is a heritage apple variety with a rich history in American orchards.
 
=== Characteristics ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Attribute !! Details
|-
| '''Origin''' || Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA; discovered around 1740 as a chance seedling on John Ball's farm
|-
| '''Harvest Season''' || Late fall (October to November)
|-
| '''Flavor Profile''' || Mild acidity with vinous sweetness; light rose-like aroma; crunchy, juicy flesh
|-
| '''Storage''' || Excellent - ships and stores very well
|}
 
=== Uses ===
* Fresh eating
* Hard cider
* Pies
* Baking
* Cooking
 
=== History ===
Originally called 'Woodpecker Apple' for attracting woodpeckers. Renamed after Colonel Loammi Baldwin, a Revolutionary War veteran who propagated it. Was the most popular apple in the US until the severe winter of 1933-34 killed millions of Baldwin trees.


== Trees ==
== Trees ==
* [[Lithgow Springs Tree 102|Lithgow Springs #102]] (good)
{{#ask: [[Has variety::Baldwin]]
* [[Lithgow Springs Tree 103|Lithgow Springs #103]] (good)
|?Has orchard=Orchard
* [[McCoin Lower Tree 82|McCoin Lower #82]] (good)
|?Has field tag=Tag
* [[McCoin Lower Tree 85|McCoin Lower #85]] (fair)
|?Has condition=Condition
* [[McCoin Lower Tree 89|McCoin Lower #89]] (good)
|format=table
* [[McCoin Lower Tree 90|McCoin Lower #90]] (good)
|headers=plain
* [[McCoin Upper Tree 64|McCoin Upper #64]] (good)
|mainlabel=Tree
|sort=Has orchard,Has field tag
|link=all
}}
 
== USDA Pomological Watercolors ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="250">
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00000963.jpg|POM00000963 by Shull, James Marion, Wayne
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00000964.jpg|POM00000964 by Shull, James Marion, Wayne
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001095.jpg|POM00001095 by Shull, James Marion, Winchester
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001097.jpg|POM00001097 by Shull, James Marion, Pleasant Valley
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001098.jpg|POM00001098 by Shull, James Marion, Pleasant Valley
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001296.jpg|POM00001296 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Stuyvesant Falls
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001298.jpg|POM00001298 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Seymour
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001299.jpg|POM00001299 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, New Bedford
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001302.jpg|POM00001302 by Newton, Amanda Almira, Belding
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001354.jpg|POM00001354 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Providence
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001355.jpg|POM00001355 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Athens
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001356.jpg|POM00001356 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Belding
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001357.jpg|POM00001357 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Belding
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001358.jpg|POM00001358 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Belding
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001359.jpg|POM00001359 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Belding
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001360.jpg|POM00001360 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arlington
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001361.jpg|POM00001361 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Amherst
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001362.jpg|POM00001362 by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Athens
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001363.jpg|POM00001363 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Syracuse
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001364.jpg|POM00001364 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Corvallis
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001365.jpg|POM00001365 by Heiges, Bertha creator artist USDA, Phelps
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001447.jpg|POM00001447 by Newton, Amanda Almira, New York
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001448.jpg|POM00001448 by Newton, Amanda Almira, Hood River
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001449.jpg|POM00001449 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, New Bedford
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001450.jpg|POM00001450 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Amherst
File:USDA_Pomological_Baldwin_POM00001558.jpg|POM00001558 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Athens
</gallery>
 
<small>U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705</small>


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[[Category:Varieties]]
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[[Category:Preserved at Clarno]]
[[Category:Preserved at Clarno]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 6 February 2026

Baldwin
Species Apple
Trees Found 7
Orchards Lithgow Springs,McCoin Lower,McCoin Upper
Preserved Clarno Arboretum(2025)


Baldwin is a apple variety found in 7 tree(s) across Central Oregon heritage orchards.

Description

Baldwin is a heritage apple variety with a rich history in American orchards.

Characteristics

Attribute Details
Origin Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA; discovered around 1740 as a chance seedling on John Ball's farm
Harvest Season Late fall (October to November)
Flavor Profile Mild acidity with vinous sweetness; light rose-like aroma; crunchy, juicy flesh
Storage Excellent - ships and stores very well

Uses

  • Fresh eating
  • Hard cider
  • Pies
  • Baking
  • Cooking

History

Originally called 'Woodpecker Apple' for attracting woodpeckers. Renamed after Colonel Loammi Baldwin, a Revolutionary War veteran who propagated it. Was the most popular apple in the US until the severe winter of 1933-34 killed millions of Baldwin trees.

Trees

TreeOrchardTagCondition
Lithgow Springs Tree 102Lithgow Springs102good
Lithgow Springs Tree 103Lithgow Springs103good
McCoin Lower Tree 82McCoin Lower82good
McCoin Lower Tree 85McCoin Lower85fair
McCoin Lower Tree 89McCoin Lower89good
McCoin Lower Tree 90McCoin Lower90good
McCoin Upper Tree 64McCoin Upper64good

USDA Pomological Watercolors

U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705