American Nonpareil
Apple
American Nonpareil
Origin/History
Coxe (1817) describes the American Nonpareil as a beautiful apple brought from New York. Downing (1900) lists the origin as unknown, citing Coxe as his sole source.
Tree
Full, round, and regular in form, of vigorous growth.
Fruit
Size: Medium (Downing).
Form: Oblong, pointed at the blossom end (Coxe); oblong conic (Downing).
Stem: Of middling length, inserted in a deep cavity.
Cavity: Deep (Coxe).
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Very smooth; yellow ground streaked with lively red.
Flesh/Flavor: White, crisp, and juicy.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in August.
Uses
A fine market apple (Coxe).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 14. AMERICAN NONPAREIL.
This is a beautiful apple, brought from New-York; streaked with a lively red on a yellow ground the skin is very smooth, the flesh white, crisp, and juicy the shape oblong, and pointed at the blossom end; the stem of middling length, inserted in a deep cavity ; it ripens in August, and is a fine market apple the tree is of a full, round, and regular form, and of a vigorous growth.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)American Nonpareil.
Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, round, and regular. Fruit medium, oblong conic, yellow, streaked with lively red. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, August. (Coxe.)