ARMOREL

Apple

ARMOREL

Origin and History

ARMOREL was raised by Mr. Charles Ross and introduced by Messrs. Cheal in 1893. It was first published in the Gardeners' Chronicle on 4 March 1893. The variety is now almost out of cultivation, as it is considered too small for present-day needs.

Tree

Growth and fertility: Moderate growth habit with moderate fertility.

Fruit

Size and form: Very small, measuring 2¼ by 1¾ inches, oblong and regular in shape.

Skin: Yellow, covered with russet.

Stem: Short, inserted in a medium-sized cavity.

Calyx and basin: Eye closed, set in a deep and wide basin.

Flesh and flavor: Crisp flesh of good flavor.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

February to May.

Uses

Dessert apple.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1913) from Illinois

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

ARMOREL. Gard. Chron., 1893, March 4th. Dessert, February to May, very small, 2¼ by 1¾, oblong, regular. Colour, yellow, covered with russet. Flesh, crisp, of good flavour. Eye, closed in a deep and wide basin. Stem, short, in a medium sized cavity. Growth, moderate, fertility moderate. Origin, raised by Mr. Charles Ross, and introduced by Messrs. Cheal, in 1893. Now almost out of cultivation, as it is too small for present day needs.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)