BALLINORA
AppleBALLINORA
Origin / History
Origin unrecorded. May be called a Red Blenheim Orange, but not quite so good in flavor or so fertile.
Tree
Growth vigorous, spreading. Leaf large, flat, down hanging, roundish, boldly serrate. Not quite so fertile as Blenheim Orange.
Fruit
Size: Medium, 3 by 2½ inches.
Form: Nearly even.
Stem: Very short, in a wide shallow cavity.
Cavity: Wide, shallow; stem very short.
Calyx: Eye open.
Basin: Shallow, much ribbed.
Skin: Golden-yellow, with bright red flush and very faint stripings.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh firm, pale yellow; flavor fair, of Blenheim character. Not quite so good in flavor as Blenheim Orange.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to January.
Uses
Culinary or dessert.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)BALLINORA. Culinary or dessert, December to January, medium, 3 by 2½, nearly even. Colour, golden-yellow, with bright red flush and very faint stripings. Flesh, firm, pale yellow, fair flavour, of Blenheim character. Eye, open in a shallow much ribbed basin. Stem, very short in a wide shallow cavity. Growth, vigorous, spreading. Leaf, large, flat, down hanging, roundish, boldly serrate. Origin, unrecorded. This apple may be called a Red Blenheim Orange, but it is not quite so good in flavour or so fertile.