Boalsburg

Apple

Boalsburg

Origin and History

A seedling originating in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Waring of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, writing to Warder (American Pomology, 1867), reported that the Boalsburg had not proved productive and that he had discontinued its propagation.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, oblong, inclining to conical.

Skin: Delicately mottled and striped with red on a yellow ground.

Stem and Cavity: Stem short and thick, inserted in a deep, acuminate cavity that is russeted.

Basin: Deep, moderately wide.

Flesh: Yellow, juicy, sprightly.

Quality: Good.

Season

February.

Note: No tree characteristics (habit, bark, foliage) are described in either source. The physical description derives entirely from Downing; the Warder source contributes only the productivity note from a single correspondent, which may reflect local conditions in Tyrone, Pa. rather than the variety's general performance.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Mr. Waring, of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, writes me that the Boalsburg has not proved to be productive, and that he has discontinued its propagation.

— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)

Boalsburg. A seedling of Centre Co., Pa. Large, oblong, inclining to conical, delicately mottled, and striped with red on a yellow ground. Stem short, thick, inserted in a deep acuminate russeted cavity. Basin deep, moderately wide. Flesh yellow, juicy, sprightly. Good. February.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)