Connell Red Apple features showy clusters of lightly-scented white flowers with shell pink overtones along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy red pomes carried in abundance in mid fall, which are excellent for fresh eating and cooking and baking but which can be messy if allowed to drop on the lawn or walkways. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit. The rough brown bark is not particularly outstanding.

Zone 4-7 - A U. of MN introduction in 1943 Connell Red is a red blushed mutation of Fireside. With a distinctive flavor, this large apple is excellent for eating and cooking. Fruit ripens mid-October, keeps into April or May, trees are hardy and heavy bearers. A great 'Favorite' when added to any orchard.