Batchelor
AppleBatchelor
Origin/History
From North Carolina. Noted as very valuable in Southern States.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Very large, roundish, flattened, angular
Skin: Lemon yellow, washed with lively red on sunny side; gray dots; russet around stem
Stem: Short
Cavity: Deep
Calyx: Small, open
Basin: Deep
Flesh: White, tender, fine-grained, juicy, mild, sub-acid
Core: Medium
Season
October, November
Uses
Noted as very valuable in Southern States
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Erroneous synonyms recorded in period literature as "Gross" and "King"
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
"Probably Buckingham."
View original book sources (1)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Batchelor.
Gross, | King, erroneously.
From North Carolina. Fruit, very large, roundish, flattened, angular, lemon yellow, washed with lively red on sunny side, gray dots, russet around stem ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small, open ; basin, deep ; flesh, white, tender, fine-grained, juicy, mild, sub-acid; core, medium. October, November. Very valuable in Southern States.