Batullen-Origin, Russia-Fruit large, roundish, slightly conical; surface clear greenish yellow, overlaid with whitish, with carmine blush and russet net-veining; dots distinct, many, large, russet; cavity regular, deep, acute, with trace of russet; stem long; basin deep, irregular, corrugated; calyx closed; segments connivent, small. Core closed, meeting; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds very large, somewhat flattened; flesh whitish, juicy, tender, sprightly acid, very good. Late winter.

[Additional entry in this volume: "Batullen", pp. 28–28]

Batullen—Origin, Russia—Fruit large, roundish, slightly conical; surface clear greenish yellow, overlaid with whitish, with carmine blush and russet net-veining; dots distinct, many, large, russet; cavity regular, deep, acute, with trace of russet; stem long; basin deep, irregular, corrugated; calyx closed; segments connivent, small. Core closed, meeting; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds very large, somewhat flattened; flesh whitish, juicy, tender, sprightly acid, very good. Late winter.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

BATULLEN.

REFERENCES. 1. Lucas, Ill. Handb. der Obstk., 4:559. 1864. 2. Leroy, 1873:92. fig. 3. Budd, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 8:49. 1881-2. 4. Budd, Ia. Sta. Bul., 19:542. 1892. 5. Gaucher, Pomologie, 1894. col. pl. 6. Fulton, Mich. Sta. Bul., 187:85. 1901. 7. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:28. 1902. 8. Budd-Hansen, 1903:44.

SYNONYM. Pomme de Transylvania (2).

An attractive yellow apple sometimes blushed, desirable for market and culinary uses and acceptable for dessert. If productive enough it is doubtless worthy of a place in the commercial orchards. As tested at the Geneva Station it has not yet proved very productive. It has made a similar record at the Michigan Station.

Origin, Transylvania (1, 2).

TREE.

Tree a poor grower in the nursery (4), moderately vigorous; branches short, moderately stout. Form upright spreading or roundish, dense. Twigs long to medium in length, nearly straight, medium stout; internodes rather short. Bark dark reddish-brown, mottled with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels numerous, small, generally roundish, raised. Buds medium or below medium in size, narrow, acute, appressed, rather pubescent. Leaves large, broad.

FRUIT.

Fruit medium or above; pretty uniform in size and shape. Form roundish to slightly roundish conic, sometimes a little inclined to oblong, rather regular. Stem medium to short, rather slender. Cavity acuminate, moderately broad to rather narrow, wavy, bright green with whitish spots, sometimes russeted. Calyx small, closed. Basin abrupt, moderately deep, rather narrow, sometimes furrowed and wrinkled, sides sometimes compressed.

Skin smooth, clear, bright, almost waxen yellow, often with no shade of red but sometimes having a distinct blush. Dots small and inconspicuous, usually submerged. Prevailing effect attractive yellow.

Calyx tube long, rather narrow, conical or approaching funnel-form. Stamens median.

Core small to medium, axile, closed or open; core lines clasping. Carpels roundish, sometimes unsymmetrical, emarginate. Seeds small to medium, plump, obtuse to acute, dark.

Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, moderately coarse, crisp, rather tender, juicy, subacid, aromatic, sprightly, very good.

Season November to March.

[Additional entry in this volume: "BATULLEN", pp. 103–103]

BATULLEN.

REFERENCES. 1. Lucas, Ill. Handb. der Obstk., 4:559. 1864. 2. Leroy, 1873:92. fig. 3. Budd, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 8:49. 1881-2. 4. Budd, Ia. Sta. Bul., 19:542. 1892. 5. Gaucher, Pomologie, 1894. col. pl. 6. Fulton, Mich. Sta. Bul., 187:85. 1901. 7. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:28. 1902. 8. Budd-Hansen, 1903:44.

SYNONYM. Pomme de Transylvania (2).

An attractive yellow apple sometimes blushed, desirable for market and culinary uses and acceptable for dessert. If productive enough it is doubtless worthy of a place in the commercial orchards. As tested at the Geneva Station it has not yet proved very productive. It has made a similar record at the Michigan Station.

Origin, Transylvania (1, 2).

TREE.

Tree a poor grower in the nursery (4), moderately vigorous; branches short, moderately stout. Form upright spreading or roundish, dense. Twigs long to medium in length, nearly straight, medium stout; internodes rather short. Bark dark reddish-brown, mottled with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels numerous, small, generally roundish, raised. Buds medium or below medium in size, narrow, acute, appressed, rather pubescent. Leaves large, broad.

FRUIT.

Fruit medium or above; pretty uniform in size and shape. Form roundish to slightly roundish conic, sometimes a little inclined to oblong, rather regular. Stem medium to short, rather slender. Cavity acuminate, moderately broad to rather narrow, wavy, bright green with whitish spots, sometimes russeted. Calyx small, closed. Basin abrupt, moderately deep, rather narrow, sometimes furrowed and wrinkled, sides sometimes compressed.

Skin smooth, clear, bright, almost waxen yellow, often with no shade of red but sometimes having a distinct blush. Dots small and inconspicuous, usually submerged. Prevailing effect attractive yellow.

Calyx tube long, rather narrow, conical or approaching funnel-form. Stamens median.

Core small to medium, axile, closed or open; core lines clasping. Carpels roundish, sometimes unsymmetrical, emarginate. Seeds small to medium, plump, obtuse to acute, dark.

Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, moderately coarse, crisp, rather tender, juicy, subacid, aromatic, sprightly, very good.

Season November to March.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)

Batullen. — Origin, Transylvania; tree very vigorous, hardy, of spreading habit. Imported from Russia.

Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, very regular, tapering uniformly toward both ends; surface polished, clear yellow with large carmine blush, with open net-veining and small patches of russet; dots numerous, oblong, brown; cavity regular, deep; stem short to medium, stout; basin deep, slightly irregular, woolly at bottom; calyx half open; segments long, divergent, woolly; tube funnel-shaped, long; flesh white, very juicy, sprightly pleasant acid, good. Late winter.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)