Allen's Choice
AppleAllen's Choice
Origin/History
Originated in Pennsylvania; Elliott specifies Brownsville, Pa. as the place of origin.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate (Downing); roundish flattened (Elliott). Sides unequal (Downing).
Stem: Short (Elliott).
Cavity: Open, deep (Elliott).
Calyx: Closed (Elliott).
Basin: Shallow, slightly ribbed (Elliott).
Skin: The two sources differ in their color emphasis. Downing describes the fruit as yellow, mostly shaded and striped with red. Elliott describes it as red, shaded and striped, often with a dark cheek sprinkled with small white dots.
Flesh/Flavor: White, coarse, aromatic (both sources). Downing adds that the flesh is stained with red, crisp, and juicy. Quality rated "Good" by both sources.
Season
January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Allen's Choice.
Origin, Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, oblate, sides unequal, yellow, mostly shaded, and striped with red. Flesh white, stained with red, coarse, crisp, juicy, aromatic. "Good." January.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Allen's Choice. From Brownsville, Pa. Fruit, medium ; roundish flattened ; red, shaded and striped, often a dark cheek sprinkled with small white dots ; stem, short ; cavity, open, deep ; calyx, closed ; basin, shallow, slightly ribbed ; flesh, white, coarse, aromatic ; "good." January.