ALLENS EVERLASTING
Apple
ALLENS EVERLASTING
Origin/History
ALLENS EVERLASTING is of undiscovered origin, said to be a seedling from Sturmer Pippin; it was known before 1870 (Bunyard 1920). The variety was recorded in the Gardeners' Chronicle in 1899 (p. 222). Its French name is Eternelle d'Allen and its German name is Allens Dauerapfel (Bunyard 1920). Bunyard (1920) rates it "one of the best late dessert sorts."
Tree
Growth is dwarfish and the tree is fertile (Bunyard 1920). Leaves are small, oval, flat, and finely serrate (Bunyard 1920).
Fruit
Size
Approximately 2¼ inches in diameter by 1¾ inches in height (Bunyard 1920); described as medium size by both Veitch (1911) and the George Bunyard catalog (1914).
Form
Flat and regular (Bunyard 1920).
Stem
Rather slender, set in a very wide and deep cavity (Bunyard 1920).
Cavity
Very wide and deep (Bunyard 1920).
Calyx
Eye large and open (Bunyard 1920).
Basin
Wide and angular (Bunyard 1920).
Skin
Pale greenish-yellow with a brown-red flush and russet netting (Bunyard 1920). The George Bunyard catalog (1914) describes the color as dull green with a brownish tinge.
Flesh/Flavor
Flesh crisp and juicy, greenish in color (Bunyard 1920). Bunyard (1920) characterizes the flavor as excellent; Veitch (1911) describes it as richly flavored. The George Bunyard catalog (1914) notes the flavor is slightly acid.
Core/Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Sources differ on season. Bunyard (1920) gives April to May. Veitch (1911) gives November to February. The George Bunyard catalog (1914) gives April to September.
Uses
Dessert (Bunyard 1920; George Bunyard 1914). The George Bunyard catalog (1914) additionally notes it as a long-keeping sort useful for market.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The George Bunyard catalog (1914) appends the codes "(H, B.T., P.)" to this entry; these likely denote nursery stock or rootstock forms available.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1900–1917) from England, Illinois
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900 — listed as Allen's Everlasting
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900 — listed as Allen's Everlasting
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901 — listed as Allen's Everlasting
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911 — listed as Allen's Everlasting
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914 — listed as Allen's Everlasting
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917 — listed as Allen's Everlasting
View original book sources (3)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)ALLENS EVERLASTING. Gard. Chron. 1899, p. 222. F., Eternelle d' Allen; G., Allens Dauerapfel. Dessert, April to May, 2¼ by 1¾, flat, regular. Colour, pale greenish-yellow, with brown red flush and russet netting. Flesh, crisp and juicy, greenish, excellently flavoured. Eye, large, open, in a wide angular basin. Stem rather slender in a very wide and deep cavity. Growth, dwarfish; fertile. Leaf, small, oval, flat, finely serrate. Origin, undiscovered; said to be a seedling from Sturmer Pippin. Known before 1870. One of the best late dessert sorts.
— James Veitch & Sons, Veitch's Fruit Trees (1911) (1911)medium size, richly flavoured, a good late variety. Nov. to Feb.
— George Bunyard & Co., George Bunyard Catalog of Fruit Trees (1914) (1914)Dessert; April-Sept. A medium-size fruit, dull green with brownish tinge. A long-keeping sort, useful for market. The flavour is slightly acid (H, B.T., P.)