Bostick Queen

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Bostick Queen

Origin and History

Not described in source.

Tree

Bostick Queen is a vigorous grower. A specimen was included in trials at the Central Experimental Farm in Agassiz, British Columbia, planted in Spring 1896.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Flatish, conical.

Skin: Green with a faint reddish blush.

Flesh: White, crisp, and juicy. Flavor is sub-acid; quality is rated as good.

Season

Autumn.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes or Variants

Not described in source.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 6 catalogs (1891–1913) from Illinois, Missouri, Washington

Missouri Nursery Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1891
J.V. Cotta (Cotta Nursery) , Carroll County , Illinois — 1898
Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

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Planted Spring 1896. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit large, flatish, conical. Skin green with a faint reddish blush. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, quality good. Season Autumn.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)