Apple, Cinnamon Spice, Bare Root

Apple, Cinnamon Spice (Malus domestica 'Cinnamon Spice')

Cinnamon Spice is a rare and unique apple cultivar that lives up to its name with a natural hint of warm cinnamon flavor in its crisp, aromatic flesh. Believed to be a seedling of ‘Winesap,’ this heirloom-style apple offers dense, firm texture and a rich, spicy-sweet taste that intensifies after harvest. Ripening in mid to late October, Cinnamon Spice is ideal for cider blending, baking, fresh eating, and long-term storage. Its bold flavor profile and excellent keeping qualities make it a prized variety for specialty orchards, homesteads, and food forests focused on diversity and culinary excellence.

Key Characteristics

• Naturally spiced flavor for culinary creativity
  The standout feature of Cinnamon Spice is its unique flavor—sweet and aromatic with a distinct cinnamon note that intensifies after harvest. It's excellent for baking into pies, pressing into spiced cider, or enjoying fresh for those who love bold flavors.
• Dense texture and excellent storage life
  The flesh is firm and fine-grained, holding up exceptionally well in baking and storing for 4–5 months or more. Flavor improves in storage, making this a great variety for winter use and preservation-focused growers.
• Mid to late-season harvest with high-quality fruit
  Ripening in October, Cinnamon Spice fills the late-season harvest window, producing medium to large fruit with red-blushed skin. Its harvest timing pairs well with other late keepers like Gold Rush and Enterprise.
• Strong candidate for regenerative orchard systems
  While not widely studied for disease resistance, Cinnamon Spice shows solid resilience in well-managed, low-input orchards. Its deep flavor and storage qualities make it valuable in diverse food forests and cider-focused systems.
• Pollination partner for other late bloomers
  Blooming mid to late season, Cinnamon Spice can be a helpful pollinator for other heirlooms and late-season apples. Its Winesap lineage suggests compatibility with a range of heritage cultivars.

Product Details

• Sun requirements: Full sun
• Soil requirements: Medium, well-drained
• Bloom time: Mid to late season
• Bloom color: White
• Fruit qualities: Medium to large, red-blushed skin, dense flesh, spiced sweet flavor
• Fruit uses: Baking, fresh eating, cider, long-term storage
• Fruit ripening month: October
• Required chill hours: ~800–1,000
• Pollination requirements: Not self-fertile. Best pollination partners include:
• Apple, Stayman Winesap
• Apple, Enterprise
• Apple, Gold Rush
• Apple, Fuji
• Apple, Liberty
• Apple, Honeycrisp
• Apple, Arkansas Black
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–8

Cinnamon Spice is a flavor-forward apple for adventurous orchardists and homesteaders seeking something truly different. Its hint of natural cinnamon, excellent texture, and storage power make it a culinary standout and late-season favorite.