Cardinal
AppleCardinal
Origin / History
Provisional name for a variety appearing as a root-sprout from an Early Pennock tree that killed to the ground in Dallas county, Iowa. Fruit shown at the Iowa state fair, September, 1902.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Very large.
Form: Regular, conical.
Stem: Very short.
Cavity: Narrow, acute, regular, trace of russet.
Calyx: Closed. Tube conical, short; stamens basal.
Basin: Narrow, very shallow.
Skin: Surface uniform, rather light solid red.
Dots: Distinct, few, minute, gray; a few large russet dots.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, tender, pleasant subacid, with sweet after taste; very good.
Core and seeds: Core small, meeting; cells obovate, slit. Seeds ten, short, plump, black.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Cardinal—Provisional name for a variety appearing as a root-sprout from an Early Pennock tree that killed to the ground in Dallas county, Iowa; fruit shown at Iowa state fair, September, 1902.—Fruit very large, regular, conical; surface uniform, rather light solid red; dots distinct, few, minute, gray, a few large russet dots; cavity narrow, acute, regular, trace of russet; stem very short; basin narrow, very shallow; calyx closed. Core small, meeting; cells obovate, slit; tube conical, short; stamens basal; seeds ten, short, plump, black; flesh whitish, tender, pleasant subacid, with sweet after taste, very good. August.