Growing up here in Oregon's Willamette Valley, we had an apple tree that had really large green apples on it, all I knew it as was a 'pie apple tree.' The apples cooked into soft pieces but did not get mushy in pies. When mom and I made apple sauce, they cooked down and made a tasty chunky applesauce. The apples were larger than a softball, when ripe their exterior color was a solid light green color, and the meat was nearly snow white and firm when eaten right off the tree. Have not been able to find a picture of this apple or discover its name. Have not found any at the fruit farms near where I live for sell. The tree is not that large, about 12' around and 10 ft tall. Would love to find these apples again as they were great for cooking, even coring them, stuffing them, then baking them, they retained their shape and some firmness.

Any help with the identity of this apple type. We had one in our yard back in the late 1950's and 1960's

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