Aunt Susan's Favorite

Apple

Origin and History

Originated from seed by Mrs. Susan Tippet in Missouri, approximately twenty-five years before this 1900 publication (circa 1875).

Tree

Hardy, thrifty, vigorous. Round, open head. Good and regular bearer.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Roundish, flattened

Stem: Stalk short

Cavity: Deep

Calyx: Closed

Skin: Light yellow, shaded and striped with shades of deep and light red

Flesh: White, tender, juicy, mild, subacid

Season

August

Uses and Quality

Rated "Good"

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Aunt Susan's Favorite. Originated from seed, by Mrs. Susan Tippet, in Missouri, about twenty-five years since. Tree hardy, thrifty, vigorous, round open head, good and regular bearer. Fruit large, roundish, flattened, light yellow, shaded and striped with shades of deep and light red. Stalk short. Cavity deep. Calyx closed. Flesh white, tender, juicy, mild, subacid. Good. August. (M. S. H. Soc.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)