Carnahan's Favorite

Apple

Carnahan's Favorite

Origin/History

Originated with Mr. Carnahan, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Downing, 1900.)

Tree

Vigorous and productive. (Downing, 1900.)

Fruit

Size: Large. (Downing, 1900.)

Form: Roundish conic. (Downing, 1900.)

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellowish ground, striped and shaded with red, and much sprinkled with green or russet dots. (Downing, 1900.)

Flesh/Flavor: Fine grained, juicy, with a very pleasant vinous flavor. (Downing, 1900.)

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Good from December to March. (Downing, 1900.)

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Thomas (1903) lists this variety but provides no description:

Carnahan's Favorite, p. 324.

Description absent; variety present in index or variety-characteristic table.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Carnahan's Favorite.

Origin, with Mr. Carnahan, Cincinnati, O. Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit large, roundish conic. Color yellowish, striped and shaded with red, and much sprinkled with green or russet dots. Flesh fine grained, juicy, with a very pleasant vinous flavor. Good December to March.

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

Carnahan's Favorite, p. 324.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)