Trying To Identify an Apple Tree (I think)?

I'm trying to identify a tree that looks like an apple tree, but in searching online, I've discovered how hard it is to know for sure.

I've included pictures below. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

Yes, an apple; can't tell what particular cultivar though.

 

All apples are edible either raw or cooked.
Taste it.. if you enjoy the flavour eat it raw.( or cook them.)
If they are tart and sharp just cook them with sugar.
They freeze well once cooked.

If you should find very small ones, called crab apples you can still use then to make crab apple jelly, or cider.

You have a good crop.Enjoy!
Welcome to the forums.

 

There are numerous apples on this tree and I had no idea if they are edible or not. Now, I'll be sure to enjoy them.

Thanks.

If anyone can identify the variety, I'd be very thankful.

 

To id an apple from a pic is almost an impossibility.
Most fall in to Malus domestica, there are many thousands of named cultivars.
WIKI has a list of 7,500.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars

Here in Britain there are people who have devoted there lives to growing and learning about fruit. They offer a service to help with id, but need 3 sample apple, so that they can see the true size, colour and texture, they also smell it and taste it.

http://www.brogdalecollections.co.uk/brogdale-identification.html

You need a similar expert service near you.

However, the actual name is very irrelevant as long as you enjoy eating them... raw or cooked!

 

Great, thank you.

As long as they're edible, that's really all I need to know.

 

Definitely an orchard apple and definitely edible. Palatable may be another matter.

 

Thank you. I will soon be giving them a try.

 

Probably not ripe yet. They don't look it.

 

True, that's the problem I'm having; that they are falling to the ground but they don't look ripe. Not sure what to do.

I'm a new gardener (2nd year organic gardening) and never have grown apples.

 

Have you tried to eat one yet?

Ones that fall to the ground are called windfalls.
They are often marked or bruised.
Try them, eat one.
However, they will not store/ keep.
So gather regularly and peel them, discard rotten bits, cut into small pieces, cook with sugar and enjoy/ freeze.

These links may help you...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ho...NA_en-GB&redir_esc=&ei=5-96TqXLDcGa0QWeybijAw

 

Yes, they are pretty "normal" tasting. I have about a bucket and a half full of apples and probably another bucket still on the tree.

The irony is that I almost bought a couple apple trees this summer. Now I discovered that there are 2 in the wooded area in my back yard.