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Baer

Apple

Baer

Origin and History

Baer is an American apple originating from Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Below medium, roundish oblong.

Skin: Mottled with red and striped with dark crimson on a greenish yellow ground, with numerous gray dots.

Stem: Long, inserted in a wide, deep cavity.

Calyx: Closed, set in a moderately wide, shallow, plaited basin.

Flesh and Flavor: Tender, pleasant, very good.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

April.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Source citation: (Ad. Int. Rep.)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

Possibly identical with: Hiester, D

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Baer.

American. From Berks County, Pa. Fruit, below medium, roundish oblong; skin, mottled with red, and striped with dark crimson on a greenish yellow ground, with numerous gray dots; stem, long, inserted in a wide, deep cavity; calyx, closed, set in a moderately wide, shallow, plaited basin; flesh, tender, pleasant, "very good." April. (Ad. Int. Rep.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)
Heaster Heister Stehly Hiester