Carolina Watson

Apple

Carolina Watson

Origin/History

Of Southern origin (Downing). Alabama (Thomas).

Tree

Vigorous (Thomas). Not otherwise described in sources.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Oblate conical (Downing).

Stem: Not described in sources.

Cavity: Not described in sources.

Calyx: Not described in sources.

Basin: Not described in sources.

Skin: Greenish (Downing) to greenish yellow (Thomas), shaded, splashed, and striped with dull red; large light dots with dark centres (Downing).

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white. Mild, subacid. Quality rated Good (Downing). Sources conflict on texture: Downing describes the flesh as coarse; Thomas describes it as tender.

Core/Seeds: Not described in sources.

Season

August (Downing); Summer (Thomas).

Uses

Not described in sources.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in sources.

Other

The following entry appears in the Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (Lowther, 1914) as a coded table row; the column key is not reproduced in the source text and cannot be reliably decoded:

Carolina Watson. M fle gyr G m S 6*

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Arkansas

Yarbrough Bros. , Stephens , Arkansas — 1901

View original book sources (3)

Carolina Watson.

Of Southern origin.

Fruit large, oblate conical, greenish, shaded, splashed and striped with dull red, large light dots, with dark centres. Flesh white, coarse, mild, subacid. Good. August.

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

Carolina Watson. M fle gyr G m S 6*

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Carolina Watson. Large, greenish yellow, red, striped; flesh white, tender, sub-acid; tree vigorous. Alabama. Summer.

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