Alabaster White

Apple

Alabaster White

Origin/History

Russia

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish, conical

Skin: Yellow surface, thinly covered with marbled red with dull crimson splashes, overlaid with whitish bloom

Dots: White, few

Stem: Long

Cavity: Regular, acute

Basin: Narrow, with fine wrinkles

Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, brisk subacid; quality good

Core and Seeds: Core closed, clasping; tube large, funnel-shaped, long; stamens marginal

Season

Fall

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Variety No. 575 in N.E. Hansen's catalog.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Alabaster White (No. 575)—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium, roundish, conical; surface yellow, thinly covered with marbled red with dull crimson splashes, overlaid with whitish bloom; dots white, few; cavity regular, acute; stem long; basin narrow, with fine wrinkles. Core closed, clasping; tube large, funnel-shaped, long; stamens marginal; flesh white, juicy, brisk subacid, good. Fall.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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