Gravenstein is a triploid apple cultivar that originated in the 17th century or earlier. The fruit has a tart flavor, and it is heavily used as a cooking apple, especially for apple sauce and apple cider. It does not keep well, and it is available only in season. This is in part because neither cold storage, nor regular controlled atmosphere keeps the apples' distinctive aroma, although the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association states that "recently however, low oxygen CA storage has shown promise in retaining this harvest-time quality".
Gravenstein
Detail of fruit and leaves
Gravenstein flowers in Norway
Red Gravenstein
Sebastopol is a city in Sonoma County, in California with a recorded population of 7,521, per the 2020 U.S. Census.
Main Street in Downtown Sebastopol
Main Street c. 1898
Main Street, 1908
View of Sebastopol c. 1909, with Mt. St. Helena on the horizon