A Stayman is a triploid apple cultivar which can usually be bought at a local grocery store

Grocery store

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 or a local farmer's market. It is red with light russet, and light greenish-yellow flesh. There are two other varieties of Stayman apples; one is green, the other yellow. Yellow Staymans are usually ripe by the fall harvesting season. Joseph Stayman

Joseph Stayman

Dr. Joseph Stayman was born in 1817 and died in 1903. He was widely known among 19th century horticulturalists in Kansas, and it was through his influence the Kansas State Horticultural Society was organized in 1866...

 of Leavenworth

Leavenworth County, Kansas

Leavenworth County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 76,227. Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth...

, KS developed it in 1866; it was on sale from 1895. Staymans are a very popular

Popularity

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 cultivar of apple and are grown by many farmers.

Stayman apples are harvested and ripe in the fall along with pumpkins and many more fruits. They can be used to make apple cider

Apple cider

Apple cider is the name used in the United States and parts of Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened, non-alcoholic beverage made from apples...

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Characteristics

The smooth, thick greenish-yellow skin is covered with flushes of red and dark red, which itself is covered with light russetting. The stem cavity often has heavier russetting. Inside, it has firm, tender, finely-textured juicy, crisp yellowish-green flesh with a tangy, spicy taste. People love to make pies and cider with Stayman but a fresh Stayman apple is an excellent eating apple.

External links

• Fall Recipes – FamilyFun
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• Growing Apple Trees in the Home Garden – NC State University