Caleb
AppleCaleb
Origin/History
Pennsylvania fruit.
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Roundish, flattened
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow
Flesh and Flavor: Rather fine, very sweet.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Last of August and first of September.
Uses
Excellent for cooking.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867), citing Downing.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Caleb.
"A Pennsylvania fruit. Tree vigorous and productive; Fruit medium, roundish, flattened, skin yellow; Flesh rather fine, very sweet, excellent for cooking. Last of August and first of September".—[Downing.]