Adam's Apples

Many of these large apples had the top-heavy, lopsided shape apparent in my photographed sample. They are conical and markedly ribbed, with distinct bumps at their tiny bases. The blush is twofold: a strawberry red and a deeper darker swath, prominent in the photo but comprising only about a fifth of the whole surface. The strawberry effect at bottom is amplified by many small distinct light lenticels; these grow bigger and sparser in the top half.

A chance seedling from Washington State, Cameo is large and tapered with an attractive variegated red blush over yellow.  The many large light lenticels add to the effect, which almost seems to be in motion, flickering across all the shades from yellow to orange to red.  Even after considerable storage, the unbroken apple is firm and quite fragrant, with tropical-fruit notes.