Carolina Queen
AppleCarolina Queen
Origin / History
Popular in North Carolina. Listed by Thomas (1903) under the additional name Carolina Winter Queen.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Rather large.
Form: Roundish, slightly oblate, smooth and regular.
Stem: Stalk three-fourths of an inch long.
Cavity: Wide, rather inclining to obtuse.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Ribbed.
Skin: Greenish yellow, shaded and striped with light dull red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish white; sprightly sub-acid, of an excellent flavor.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Early winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
This may be Buckingham or Nix.
View original book sources (1)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Carolina Queen. (Carolina Winter Queen.) Rather large, roundish, slightly oblate, smooth and regular; greenish yellow shaded and striped with light dull red; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, cavity wide and rather inclining to obtuse, basin ribbed; flesh yellowish white, sprightly sub-acid, of an excellent flavor. Early winter. Popular in North Carolina.