Blue Mountain
AppleBlue Mountain Apple
Origin and History
Introduced by W. G. Waring. Also known as Trout Apple, Forelle, and Blauberger in other regions.
Tree
Hardy, moderate grower, forming a small round head. Young shoots slender, dark brown.
Fruit
Size and Form: Rather large, roundish oblate.
Skin: Whitish, with broken splashes and stripes of light red, dotted with few gray dots.
Stem: Stalk rather short.
Calyx: Small and closed.
Basin: Medium, corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid.
Core and Seeds: Core large.
Season and Storage
November to February.
Quality and Uses
Good to very good.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Blue Mountain.
Trout Apple or Forelle. Blauberger.
Introduced by W. G. Waring. Tree hardy, moderate grower, forming a small round head. Young shoots, slender, dark brown.
Fruit rather large, roundish oblate, whitish, with broken splashes and stripes of light red, dotted with few gray dots. Stalk rather short. Calyx small and closed. Basin medium, corrugated. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid. Core large. Good to very good. November to February.