BENNINGER.

REFERENCES. 1. Churchill, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 8:355. 1889. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:235. 3. Heiges, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1894:17. 4. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 15:270. 1896. 5. Taylor, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1897:36.

SYNONYMS. BENNIGER (2). BENNINGER (1, 3, 4, 5).

A pleasant-flavored dessert apple of good medium size and attractive appearance; in season during late August and September. It is too mild in flavor to be very desirable for culinary purposes. The tree is a pretty good grower, comes into bearing young and is productive.

Historical. Originated about 1830 on the farm of Uhlie Benninger near Slatington, Lehigh county, Pa. In that region it is said to be a good grower and a reliable and abundant cropper (4).

TREE.

Tree moderately vigorous with short stout branches. Form spreading, open. Twigs short, curved, stout with large terminal buds; internodes medium. Bark clear brownish tinged with olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels conspicuous, quite numerous, medium in size, oblong, not raised. Buds deeply set in bark, medium in size, broad, obtuse, appressed, pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit medium or above. Form roundish oblate to roundish ovate, somewhat irregular; sides unequal. Stem short to medium, rather slender. Cavity acute or approaching acuminate, medium in width, moderately deep to deep, often somewhat russeted. Calyx medium in size, usually closed; lobes narrow, acuminate. Basin wide, moderately deep to shallow, smooth or slightly furrowed.

Skin rather thin, nearly smooth, yellow, blushed and streaked with red. Dots rather small, greenish.

Calyx tube usually short, wide, conical. Stamens marginal.

Core medium, abaxile; cells open; core lines slightly clasping or sometimes meeting.

Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, firm, moderately fine, crisp, rather juicy, mild subacid, good.

Season late August and September.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)