This look a lot like the Orleans Reinettes that I bought at Scott Farm in early October. And it quickly became my favorite apple, eclipsing Ashmead’s Kernel. So I’d vote that this is the real Orleans from your box.
It truely is incredible. Really really excellent. Must have just had one in the box thats a dud since the other 3 ive had have all had that same excellent sweet -tart flavor. The others have had less russeting but still great flavor.
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The last of the Ark Blacks were picked yesterday. Some held on a lot longer than in previous years. They had mellowed quite a bit and were almost as twangy and sweet as a good Winesap.
My favorite late Fall meal. Collards, Pork sirloin smothered in fried Ark Blacks.
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We will be getting the same thing tomorrow. I picked all my apples off today. The temps are going down to 23 degrees for the next two nights. Better safe than sorry. I picked nine 5 gallon buckets of apples off of two trees. I had picked just as much off of those two the first of the week. PLENTY of apples this year. I had pretty much zero apples last year. Some sort of frost/freeze, etc… hit them last year just as they were blooming.
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woke up to about a in. here also. potato and walking onions still bright green.
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My Court Pendu Plat had bumps like that, with a lot of green in the russet and lots of lemon in the taste.
Nice to know—I’m going to pay better attention to the eating characteristics a bit better next season so I can possibly narrow it down a little better. I remember it being nicely crisp and juicy with a nice zing. Good tasting apple.
I received this tree from Mehrabyan nursery a couple years ago— I notice they do not sell Knobbed russet or court pendu plat which are both possibilities. Maybe a couple years ago they may have had some other offerings,
Some pictures of our first harvest in our home orchard this year! Only a handful of apples, but it was extremely rewarding. We had several Honeycrisp, which were great! We also had one lone Golden Delicious which was probably picked just a tad early.
Seeing all of your pictures has been inspiring! I’m looking forward to next season!
Honeycrisp
Golden Delicious
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It’s always exciting to have apples on your own trees, especially when it’s their first year producing. Those look good! 
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Fall Limbertwig picked today. Our latest ripening apple. Very firm but not crunchy. Classic apple flavor and a nice aroma when you cut into it. Flavor reminds me a bit of Empire. Flesh browns quickly when cut.
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I pulled out some Wolf River from my storage fridge. They seemed to be storing well, the taste was balanced with nothing unique, sweet, and soft. I wouldn’t call them bland, but the flavor doesn’t catch your attention. Size wise they’d be nice for baking, not sure how the soft flesh would hold up. Pretty much what I was expecting based on others review of this apple.
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Here’s the followup on Keepsake stored until January. Flavor was very mellow. No tartness. Sweet sugary with some kind of tropical undertones. Firm but not crunchy. Some research has shown these peak out in storage after 2 months. That seems to be the case with mine.
I am pushing the limit of how far south and east you can grow these without the cool mountain nights to develop most intense flavor. I am 7b/8a 60 miles from ocean in SE Virginia. I consider it a success so far. But it wasn’t the spicy apple I remember tasting many years ago that came from New York.
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@wdingus Hey! Did you ever get around to eating the Watts L’twig? I was wondering what your thoughts were. Also, how disease resistant did it seem and where did you get your scion from?
@AndySmith Thanks for the great pics. I’ wondering what you thought about the 39th parallel apple and Swayzie?
I got Watts and a few other Limbertwigs from @greyphase First year fruiting so can’t really say as far as disease resistance. I spray Myclobutanil so common fungal problems are mostly kept in check.
I’m not one who can describe taste nuances all that well.. I did put in my notes that it was “good” and I’d be happy with more in the future though..
Another “less celebrated” Limbertwig I liked this year was Fall LT. Moreso than even some of the ones which occasionally win at apple tasting events. I noted that it was somewhat similar to Fyrefly.
Multiple Limbertwigs were first time fruiters for me this year though so I’m not going to draw any real conclusions just yet.. Next year they may be far better/worse/different…
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Mike speculated at one point 39th Parallel was likely Starking Delicious, and I agree with that assessment. The tree(s) have been quite easy, they’ve been disease free (with a spray program) and they have a decent structure and vigor. Fruit wise, it comes down to whether you like Delicious or not.
Swayzie, for me, has been everything Scott has mentioned about it. It is one I’d always like to have in my collection. It really wasn’t on my radar; I got a bunch of extra’s from Scott late one spring and it was included and I’ve been a fan since, especially once it started fruiting. I wasn’t sure how it’d do here in my Z4b, but it’s had no problem with the cold. No disease problems for me, but I do have a spray program. I think I have it on G.210, the trees aren’t big, but they produced quite well this year.
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@Andysmith I appreciate your assessment of Swayzie in a colder climate like mine. Maybe I need this one, haha.
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Swayzie does very well in my zone 8 Arizona climate as well, so obviously it’s a very versatile and adaptable variety. Highly recommended.
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Thank you for this reply. Glad you mentioned it does well in zone 8 as I ordered a scion based on Scott’s comments.