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ALLENS EVERLASTING

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Photograph of ALLENS EVERLASTING — Temperate Orchard Conservancy

Temperate Orchard Conservancy

Origin and History

Origin undiscovered; said to be a seedling from Sturmer Pippin. Known before 1870. First recorded in the Gardeners' Chronicle (1899, p. 222).

Tree

Growth habit dwarfish. Fertile. Leaf small, oval, flat, finely serrate.

Fruit

Size and Form: 2¼ by 1¾, flat, regular.

Skin: Pale greenish-yellow, with brown red flush and russet netting.

Stem and Cavity: Stem rather slender in a very wide and deep cavity.

Calyx and Basin: Eye large, open, in a wide angular basin.

Flesh and Flavor: Crisp and juicy, greenish, excellently flavoured.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

April to May.

Uses

Dessert. One of the best late dessert sorts.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Known in France as Eternelle d'Allen. Known in Germany as Allens Dauerapfel.

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 (1)

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.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)
Allen's Dauer Apfel Allens Dauerapfel Eternelle d'Allen Harvey's Everlasting