Macoun has fans who hunt roadside stands watch fall for a bushel or two. It is a prodigy of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station and was introduced in 1923. The apple has some resemblance, in taste and appearance to its parent McIntosh (bred with Jersey Black) but with a darker red over the underlying green and a flavor that many prefer to Mac.
The white flesh is firm, aromatic, and juicy. This is a good pie apple.
Apple descriptions taken from Apples by Roger Yepsen (c.1994 , W.W. Norton & Company)
