Birth
AppleOrigin/History
A Russian apple received in 1888 from Dr. T. H. Hoskins of Newport, Vermont, for testing at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
- Size: Above medium
- Form: Roundish conic, slightly ribbed
- Skin: Greenish-yellow with a shade of brownish-red
- Flesh/Flavor: Mild subacid, fair quality
- Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds: Not described in source
Season
Ripens in September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not valuable.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)BIRTH.
REFERENCES. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 8:42, 73. 1881-82. 2. Budd, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1882:79. 3. Ib., 1883:444, 685. fig. 4. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:107. fig. 5. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 2:35. 1883. 6. Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1885:18. 7. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:80. 8. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 11:588. 1892. 9. Ia. Sta. Bul., 41:70. 1899.
SYNONYMS. BIRTH (8, 9). CHRIST BIRTH (6). CHRIST BIRTH APPLE (2, 3). Christ Birth Apple (4). CHRISTMAS (7). No. 161 (7). No. 477 (2, 6, 9). 161 M (2). RESCHESTWENSKOE (5). Roschdestwenskoe (6). ROSCHDESTWENSKOE (4). Roschdestwenskoe (3). ROSHDESTRENSKOE (1).
A Russian apple received in 1888 from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt., for testing at this Station. Fruit above medium, roundish conic, slightly ribbed; skin greenish-yellow with a shade of brownish-red; flesh mild subacid, fair quality; ripens here in September. Not valuable.