The Rhode Island Greening is a dessert and baking favorite that was adored so much by Providence founder Roger Williams that he was reportedly buried beneath an apple tree. “Great texture, nice flavor,” Watson says. “One of the best pie apples. It kicks Granny Smith’s butt.”
By Yankee Magazine
Aug 23 2010
The Rhode Island Greening is a dessert and baking favorite that was adored so much by Providence founder Roger Williams that he was reportedly buried beneath an apple tree. “Great texture, nice flavor,” Watson says. “One of the best pie apples. It kicks Granny Smith’s butt.”