Carolina Baldwin
AppleCarolina Baldwin
Origin/History
Downing records the origin as the premises of A. G. Baldwin, Hanover, N.J. Warder notes that his specimen was received from S. W. Westbrooke, of Greensboro', describing it as "this nice southern apple."
Tree
Vigorous and productive (Downing). Warder had no information on the tree.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, oblate, regular in outline.
Stem: Medium to long (Warder).
Cavity: Wide, regular (Warder).
Calyx/Eye: Eye large, closed (Warder).
Basin: Abrupt, regular (Warder).
Skin: The two sources differ in color description. Warder describes the surface as yellow-green with mixed red and stripes. Downing describes it as yellowish, mostly shaded with maroon, obscurely striped, and splashed with light and dark red. Both sources agree the fruit is thickly covered with dots; Warder specifies they are numerous, large, and white.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh yellow (Warder) / yellowish (Downing), fine-grained (Warder), crisp (Downing), juicy. Flavor mild, subacid, rather rich (Downing). Rated very good (Downing).
Core/Seeds: Core described as small, regular, heart-shaped, and closed by Warder; Downing describes it as medium. Seeds pointed (Warder).
Season
Warder considers it good for table in November. Downing gives the season as December to March. The two accounts may reflect different climates or a distinction between early table use and full keeping season.
Uses
Good for table use.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Carolina Baldwin.
This nice southern apple was received from S. W. Westbrooke, of Greensboro'. Of the tree I know nothing. Fruit medium, oblate, regular; Surface yellow-green, with mixed red and stripes; Dots numerous, large, white. Basin abrupt, regular; Eye large, closed. Cavity wide, regular; Stem, medium to long. Core small, regular, heart-shaped, closed; Seeds pointed; Flesh yellow, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor, sub-acid; good for table in November.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Carolina Baldwin.
Origin, premises of A. G. Baldwin, Hanover, N. J. Tree vigorous and productive.
Fruit medium, oblate, yellowish, mostly shaded with maroon, obscurely striped, and splashed with light and dark red, and thickly covered with light dots. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, mild, subacid, rather rich. Very good. Core medium. December to March.