Capron's Pleasant
AppleCapron's Pleasant
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or above (Downing; Elliott), or rather large (Thomas), roundish oblate.
Stem: Rather stout, inserted in an open cavity. Downing notes the cavity is slightly russeted. Thomas describes the cavity as medium rather than open — a minor discrepancy.
Calyx: Large, closed (Downing), set in a medium basin. Elliott and Thomas confirm the calyx as large and the basin as medium, but do not note whether the calyx is open or closed.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with a brownish tinge (Downing; Elliott). Thomas records the color as greenish yellow without noting the brownish tinge.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, juicy, tender, mild subacid, and very agreeable (Downing; Elliott). Thomas confirms yellow, tender, mild subacid, and agreeable, but does not mention juiciness.
Core: Small (Downing only).
Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September to October.
Uses
Good (Downing).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Elliott explicitly cites Downing as his source and the two descriptions are nearly identical. Thomas is an independent account and agrees closely, with minor variation in size characterization ("rather large" vs. "medium or above") and cavity description ("medium" vs. "open").
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Capron's Pleasant.
Fruit medium, or above, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, with a brownish tinge. Stalk rather stout, inserted in an open cavity, slightly russeted. Calyx large, closed, in a medium basin. Flesh yellow, juicy, tender, mild, subacid, and very agreeable. Good. Core small. September to October.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Capron's Pleasant. Fruit, medium or above, roundish oblate ; skin, greenish yellow, with a brownish tinge ; stem, rather stout, inserted in an open cavity ; calyx, large in a medium basin ; flesh, yellow, juicy, tender, mild sub-acid, and very agreeable. September to October. (Downing.)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Capron's Pleasant. Rather large, roundish-oblate; greenish yellow; stem rather stout; calyx large; cavity and basin medium; flesh yellow, tender, mild, sub-acid, agreeable. September and October.