Aport Orient
AppleAport Orient
Origin & History
A Russian apple variety documented in horticultural trials across North America beginning in the 1880s, with records from the Montreal Horticultural Society and agricultural colleges in Iowa and other regions.
Fruit Characteristics
Size & Form: Large.
Color & Appearance: Yellow ground color, mostly covered with mixed red, striped and splashed with dark crimson. Very attractive in appearance.
Texture & Quality: Coarse-grained flesh. Inferior in quality despite attractive exterior appearance.
Season
Begins to ripen about the middle of August.
Tree Characteristics
- Comes into bearing rather young
- Prone to biennial bearing, giving full crops in alternate years
Recommendation
Not recommended for cultivation in New York state. The combination of coarse texture, inferior eating quality, and biennial bearing tendency limits its horticultural value.
Note on this description: S.A. Beach's record for this variety is notably brief compared to his detailed entries for other Russian apples. The source provides no measurements, specific flavor notes beyond "inferior in quality," or detailed morphological descriptions of the stem, cavity, calyx, basin, or core. This reflects the limited observation period (primarily 1880s trials) and Beach's apparent assessment that the variety was not worth extensive documentation. Identification relies primarily on the distinctive color pattern (yellow striped and splashed with dark crimson) and coarse texture.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)APORT ORIENT.
REFERENCES. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 8:73. 1881-82. 2. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1882:78. 3. Budd, Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1883:130. 4. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 9:82. 1883. fig. 5. Budd, Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1885:9. 6. Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 12:72. 1886-87. 7. Budd, Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1890:24. 8. Ib., Ia. Sta. Bul., 19:538. 1892. 9. (?) Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:579. 1894. 10. Budd, Ia. Sta. Bul., 41:71. 1899. 11. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1902:83. 12. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:26. 1902. 13. Budd-Hansen, 1903:39.
SYNONYMS. Aport (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13). Aport Orient (8, 10). (Aport Oriental, 9)? No. 12 Orel (7). No. 252 (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11). 23 M (1, 2, 3). Oporto (4).
A Russian apple, large, yellow, mostly covered with mixed red, striped and splashed with dark crimson, very attractive but coarse-grained and inferior in quality. It begins to ripen about the middle of August. The tree comes into bearing rather young and gives full crops in alternate years. Not recommended for New York state.