Baer
AppleBaer
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
View original book sources (1)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)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.)