AUTUMN ROUGE

Apple

Origin/History

Origin undiscovered.

Tree

Growth and Form: Moderate growth with moderate fertility. Forms a flat-headed tree.

Leaves: Rather small and pale. Upfolded and very undulated, with boldly curved serration.

Fruit

Size: Medium, 2¼ by 2¼ inches.

Form: Round to slightly conical, somewhat flattened at the eye.

Skin: Bright yellow ground, flushed with dull red and faint stripes.

Flesh and Flavor: Close-textured, pale yellow flesh with acid flavor.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Culinary.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Bunyard notes this as "a worthless fruit."

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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AUTUMN ROUGE. Culinary. September, medium, 2¼ by 2¼, round, conical, slightly flattened at eye. Colour, bright yellow, flushed with dull red faint stripes. Flesh, close, pale yellow, acid. Growth, moderate, fertility moderate, makes a flat headed tree. Leaf, rather small, pale, upfolded, very undulated, boldly curved serrate. Origin, undiscovered. A worthless fruit.

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