Eight years ago we found an apple tree whip in an odd spot in the yard, across the driveway on the side yard.
We were never sure if it was a bird gifted apple tree it could be given it had a nice sitting branch high above it or if it was apple core we tossed in that area not that either of us remembered doing that
Regardless we let it grow and grow and we have checked in the past few years with. Hmm 
are you going to produce apples lol
Well this spring it did at least a dozen plus.
Today I picked the first one as a tester the size of a med Granny Smith darkish green with red ripples cut open.
Great texture crisp clean flesh that did not brown fast nice sweet with that apple acid undertone that you find in some
Overall solid 3.8 on todays taste test. Look forward to picking another in two weeks and so on till I get to the ultimate ripe stage as i find the sweet spot for when to PICK THEM ALL 🙂
It’s a keeper and I have my first Farmgal Apple tree#1
Come spring, I am going to try to create a few more of these, some for my new permaculture garden “the park” and some to gift away to dear friends if they like that kind of apple, Sharing is caring 🙂
Just another Day on the Farm 
Watch the deer around it this winter! We fence them when they’re a certain size
Fingers Crossed, 19 years this spring and so far, the farm dogs have done their job well, I have seen the dear in the farms fields and we woods across the way but they take a wide berth around the farm its and I have never seen a single one ever on my trail cams on the farm or in the food forests.
Hopefully it stays that way 🙂 They certainly can be a issue for younger fruit trees.
Hmm…. Wondering if it might be a Russet, Valerie? They’re a REALLY old type and hard to find these days, but I’ve loved them since I was a kid. Only one of the Heritage fruit trees on the property; but, being located on the west fence line, this one was very likely an escaped offspring of those originally planted in the farm’s orchard in the valley to the east: )
If so, LUCKY YOU!
No way to know that Deb, as it was a wild gifted tree, there are farms around us that do have apple trees and birds do fly, but I know most of the wild or old homestead apple trees locally and this one does not look like any of them. Its very pretty apple but it can never claim to this or that as it was seed started, so its just going to have to stay with farmgal apple tree #1 lol
Sent the vid to see if yours is similar. He gives a lot of good footage and description.
This guy is hilarious, but he’s interesting to listen to… About the Egremont Russet: https://youtu.be/8W38KjuWEqM?si=d2alc6f1h6r6mDAa
I will watch it at a later point in time, thanks for for the link
Russets are a lovely, late harvest, very good-keeping apple.