Caroline

Apple

Caroline

Origin/History

Said to have originated near Tremont, Ohio.

Tree

Strong upright grower and abundant bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish, slightly oblate.

Skin: Pale lemon yellow with brownish blush in the sun.

Calyx: Large.

Stem: Slender.

Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, mild, subacid. Quality very good.

Core: Rather large.

Season

September.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

Possibly identical with: White Juneating

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1884) from California

Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1884

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Caroline.

Said to have originated near Tremont, O. Tree a strong upright grower and abundant bearer.

Fruit medium, roundish, slightly oblate, pale lemon yellow, brownish blush in the sun. Calyx large. Stalk slender. Flesh white, tender, mild, subacid. Core rather large. Very good. September.

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

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