Adams
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Adams
Origin / History
Originated with James Adams, Union, Penn. (Downing). A Pennsylvanian seedling of White Deer Township, Union County (Elliott).
Tree
Tree quite strong, vigorous, spreading. Young shoots dull reddish brown. Very productive.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Roundish oblate, slightly oblique.
Stem: Short, half an inch long.
Cavity: Large, deep, broad, acute.
Calyx: Rather large; segments closed (Elliott). Generally open, segments long, reflexed (Downing).
Basin: Large, wide, moderately deep, abrupt, plaited.
Skin: Yellow, or greenish yellow ground; faintly mottled and striped with red (Elliott); shaded and splashed with red and russet netting (Downing).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Greenish white (Elliott) or yellowish (Downing); fine texture; tender, rather juicy, slightly aromatic. "Very good" (Elliott); "Very good" (Downing).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to April.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Elliott's description is credited to W. D. B.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Adams. Noll's No. 1. A Pennsylvanian seedling of White Deer Township, Union County. Large ; roundish oblate ; faintly mottled and striped with red on a greenish yellow ground ; stem, half an inch long ; cavity, broad, acute ; calyx, rather large ; segments closed ; basin, wide, moderately deep, plaited ; flesh, greenish white, of fine texture, rather juicy ; "very good." (W. D. B.)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Adams. Originated with James Adams, Union, Penn. Tree quite strong, vigorous, spreading. Young shoots dull reddish brown. Very productive. Fruit large, roundish, oblate, slightly oblique, yellow, shaded and splashed with red and russet netting. Stalk short. Cavity large, deep. Calyx generally open. Segment long, reflexed. Basin large, abrupt. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, slightly aromatic. Very good. January to April.