Arcad

Apple

Arcad Apple

Origin/History

Russia

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, roundish, flattened at ends, somewhat cylindrical

Skin: Surface yellow with pale blush; dots distinct, numerous, yellow

Stem: Short

Cavity: Regular, deep, wide, with radiating russet

Basin: Wide, deep, smooth

Calyx: Open; segments erect convergent

Core: Sessile; cells ovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median

Seeds: Five, long, pointed, flattened

Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, sprightly subacid, good

Season

Fall

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Arcad—Origin, Russia—Fruit small, roundish, flattened at ends, somewhat cylindrical; surface yellow with pale blush; dots distinct, numerous, yellow; cavity regular, deep, wide, with radiating russet; stem short; basin wide, deep, smooth; calyx open, segments erect convergent. Core sessile; cells ovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds five, long, pointed, flattened; flesh white, juicy, sprightly subacid, good. Fall.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Arcade Arkad Gov. list No. 203