Bloomless and Coreless
AppleBloomless and Coreless
Origin and History
Origin doubtful; varieties of this description have long been known and described. References to this variety appear in early United States agricultural literature, including work by H.E. Van Deman cited in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Report of 1889.
Tree
The tree produces flowers with well-developed essential organs, especially the pistils, but the petals are wanting—a distinctive characteristic of the variety.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Color: Dull red mixed with yellowish green.
Quality: Fair.
Core and Seeds: Variable. As grown by G.W. Robinette of Flag Pond, Virginia, the core is usually well developed, with a secondary and even a tertiary core, each containing a few seeds. These cores extend towards the calyx, creating an opening there nearly one-half inch in width and depth.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not valuable for fruit; grown as a curiosity only.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Bloomless and Coreless.—Origin doubtful; varieties of this description have long been known and described. The tree produces flowers with well-developed essential organs, especially the pistils, but the petals are wanting. Fruit small, dull red, mixed with yellowish green; quality fair. As grown by G. W. Robinette, of Flag Pond, Virginia, the core is usually well developed, with a secondary and even a tertiary core with a few seeds in each, extending towards the calyx, causing an opening there nearly one-half inch in width and depth. Not valuable for the fruit, a curiosity only. (H. E. Van Deman, U. S. Agr. Rep., 1889.)