Arabskoe
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Arabsko
Source: John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)
Origin/History
Russian.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form Large; conic.
Stem Medium.
Cavity Medium.
Calyx Not described in source.
Basin Shallow.
Skin Green covered with purplish red.
Flesh & Flavor Greenish white; sharp, sub-acid.
Core & Seeds Not described in source.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Prone to rotting on the trees.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1890–1909) from California, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
- William H. Moon Co. , Morrisville, Bucks County , Pennsylvania — 1890
- Rogers Nursery Co. , Moorestown , New Jersey — 1893
- Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. , Timothy Hopkins (Menlo Park Nurseries), San Francisco / Menlo Park , California — 1893
- Brown Brothers Co. , Continental Nurseries, Rochester, NY (also operated from Toronto, Canada) — 1899
- Brown Brothers Co. , Continental Nurseries, Rochester, NY (also operated from Toronto, Canada) — 1901
- Wm. J. Corse (successor to Robert Sinclair / Sinclair Nurseries) , Baltimore , Maryland — 1909
View original book sources (1)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Arabsko. Large, conic; green covered with purplish red; cavity medium, stem medium, basin shallow; flesh greenish white, sharp, sub-acid. Winter. Fig. 459. Russian. Often rots on the trees.
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