AKERO
AppleAKERO
Origin and History
Probably of Swedish origin. First documented in Svensk Pomology, page 15. This variety is now rarely grown but is of interest only for its remarkable coloration.
Tree
Growth habit is moderate. Fertility is moderate. Leaves are rather large, upward folded, much twisted, and coarsely crenate.
Fruit
Season: September to October
Size and Form: Medium, approximately 2½ inches by 2¼ inches. Conical in form.
Skin: Pale creamy yellow with a crimson peach-like flush and bloom.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh: White, firm, and juicy.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Uses
Dessert.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 4 catalogs (1900–1913) from Illinois
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900 — listed as Okera
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901 — listed as Okera
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913 — listed as Okera
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)AKERO. Svensk Pom., 15. (Akera, Okera.) Dessert, September to October, medium, 2½ by 2¼, conical. Colour, pale creamy yellow with crimson peach-like flush and bloom. Flesh, white, firm, and juicy. Growth, moderate, fertility moderate. Leaf, rather large, upward folded, much twisted, coarsely crenate. Origin, probably Swedish. This is now rarely grown, but is of interest only from its remarkable coloration.