Ralls Janet Apples

Ralls Janet are medium to large-sized apples with thin greenish-yellow skin flushed with pinkish-red. Occasionally, they will have some rough, overlapping skin (‘scarf’ skin) at the base.

Inside, they have finely-textured, crisp, tender, juicy yellowish flesh. It is sweet and mildly aromatic.

The tree blooms late in the spring. It is reliable bearer; but needs thinning before June.

The fruit ripens in October in Virginia, and hangs on the tree well.

Cooking Tips

For fresh-eating.

Storage Hints

Stores well.

History Notes

Ralls Janet Apples were found as a seedling on a farm belonging to a man named Caleb Ralls in Amherst County, Virginia, USA sometime before 1800.

Some speculate the parentage was clippings of French apple trees brought to America for Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, by the French ambassador Edmund Charles Genet.

Other names

AKA: Genet Apples, Geneton Apples, Geniton Apples, Gennetin Apples, Genneting Apples, Gennetting Apples, Indiana Jannetting Apples, Janet Apples, Janetting Apples, Jefferson Pippin Apples, Jenetings Apples, Jeniton Apples, Jenitons Apples, Jennett Apples, Jennette Apples, Jenniton Apples, Missouri Janet Apples, Never Fail Apples, Neverfail Apples, Rall's Genet Apples, Rall's Janet Apples, Raul's Gennetting Apples, Raule's Genet Apples, Raule's Janet Apples, Raule's Janett Apples, Raule's Janette Apples, Raule's Jannet Apples, Raule's Jannette Apples, Raule's Jannetting Apples, Raule's Jennetting Apples, Raule Jannet Apples, Rawl's Janet Apples, Rawle's Genet Apples, Rawle's Janet Apples, Rawle's Janett Apples, Rawle's Jannet Apples, Rawle's Jennet Apples, Rawle's Jenneting Apples, Rawle's Jennette Apples, Red Neverfail Apples, Rock Remain Apples, Rock Rimmon Apples, Rockremain Apples, Rockrimmon Apples, Royal Janette Apples, Winter Genneting Apples, Winter Jannetting Apples, Yellow Jannett Apples, Yellow Jannette

This page first published: Oct 7, 2006 · Updated: Jun 17, 2018.

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