Ackers Duchess
AppleOrigin/History
Specimens from E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minnesota, examined in N.E. Hansen's 1902 study A Study of Northwestern Apples.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
A handsomely colored fall apple.
Size and form: Medium, large, regular, oblate.
Skin: Yellow surface, rather thinly striped and splashed with bright red. Dots minute, white, obscure.
Cavity: Regular, russeted.
Stem: Short.
Basin: Wide, deep, abrupt, somewhat furrowed.
Calyx: Open.
Core and flesh: Core closed. Flesh yellowish; flavor subacid, good.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Ackers Duchess—Specimens from E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minnesota.
A handsomely colored fall apple—Fruit medium, large, regular, oblate; surface yellow, rather thinly striped and splashed with bright red; dots minute, white, obscure; cavity regular, russeted; stem short; basin wide, deep, abrupt, somewhat furrowed; calyx open. Core closed; flesh yellowish; subacid, good. September.