Brigg's Auburn

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Brigg's Auburn

Origin/History

Originated in Auburn, Maine. Elliott cites the Maine Pomological Society Report as the source of his description.

Tree

Hardy, vigorous, and productive. (Downing adds "vigorous"; Elliott confirms hardy and productive.)

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, oblate. Downing describes it as "somewhat ribbed"; Elliott as "very much depressed."

Stem: Rather long, set in a very large cavity. (Elliott; Downing does not describe stem or cavity separately.)

Cavity: Very large. (Elliott, inferred from stem description.)

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Broad and shallow. (Elliott; Downing does not describe basin.)

Skin: Downing describes the ground color as whitish yellow; Elliott as light yellow. Both agree on a blush on the sunny side. Downing notes a few light and gray dots; Elliott does not mention dots.

Flesh and Flavor: White. Downing describes it as firm, pleasant, mild, and subacid. Elliott describes the flesh as fine and white, with a very pleasant subacid flavor.

Core and Seeds: Core medium. (Downing; Elliott does not describe core or seeds.)

Season

September to October.

Uses

Quality rated Good. (Downing.)

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Brigg's Auburn.

Origin, Auburn, Me. Tree hardy, vigorous, and productive ; fruit large, oblate, somewhat ribbed, whitish yellow, blush in sun, with a few light and gray dots. Flesh white, firm, pleasant, mild, subacid. Core medium. Good. September, October.

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

Briggs' Auburn. Origin. Auburn, Maine. Fruit, large, oblate, very much depressed ; skin, light yellow, with a slight blush on the sunny side ; stem, rather long, in a very large cavity ; basin, broad and shallow ; flesh, fine, white, with a very pleasant sub-acid flavor. Tree, hardy and productive. September to October. (Me. P. S. Report.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)