Archiduc Antoine
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Archiduc Antoine
Origin/History Not described in source.
Tree Upright, vigorous. Young shoots reddish.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium, roundish.
Color and Surface: Yellow green, dotted with inconspicuous small brown dots.
Stem: Rather long.
Cavity: Deep.
Calyx: Half open.
Basin: Small.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish yellow, fine, tender, juicy, subacid.
Season Early winter.
Uses Not described in source.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Other Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900). Attribution note: (Verg.)
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Archiduc Antoine.
Tree upright, vigorous. Young shoots reddish.
Fruit medium, roundish, yellow green, dotted with inconspicuous small brown dots. Calyx half open. Basin small. Stalk rather long. Cavity deep. Flesh whitish yellow, fine, tender, juicy, subacid. Early winter. (Verg.)