Tag: gravenstein apples

Sweet-tart Gravenstein apples first arrived in California in 1811, and the trees in farmer John Kolling’s orchard in Sebastopol are almost old enough to remember.  “Most of the old Gravs are huge trees—35 feet tall and spreading like crazy,” John told The FruitGuys. “They were planted around 1895.” Every August, John supplies The FruitGuys with rare, organic Gravenstein apples for