Avista
AppleAvista
Origin/History
Avista originated in Wisconsin. The original tree is growing on the farm of A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wisconsin.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium in size; oblong, conical, and angular in outline.
Skin: Surface unctuous, yellowish green with greenish streaks.
Dots: White, minute, and obscure.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Wide, green, regular, often russeted, and rather shallow.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Shallow and wavy.
Core and Seeds: Core closed; seeds plump.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh white, very firm, fine-grained, mild, pleasant subacid with a sweet aftertaste. Quality rated very good.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 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 — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Avista-Origin, Wisconsin-Fruit medium, oblong, conical, angular; surface unctuous, yellowish green with greenish streaks; dots white, minute, obscure; cavity wide, green, regular, often russeted, rather shallow; stem long; basin shallow, wavy; calyx small, closed. Core closed; seeds plump; flesh white, very firm, fine grained, mild, pleasant subacid with sweet after taste, very good. Winter. The original tree is now growing on the farm of A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wisconsin.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Avista.—Origin, Wisconsin. The original tree is now growing on the farm of A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wisconsin. Fruit medium, oblong conical, angular; surface unctuous, yellowish green with greenish streaks; dots white, minute, obscure; cavity wide, green, regular, often russeted, rather shallow; stem long; basin shallow, wavy; calyx small, closed. Core closed; seeds plump; flesh white, very firm, fine-grained, mild, pleasant subacid with sweet aftertaste, very good. Winter.