CARSON
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin/History
Seedling of Summer Rose, originating with Mr. Carson near Indianapolis, Indiana, about 1906. Introduced by C. M. Hobbs & Son, Bridgeport, Indiana, in 1915.
Tree
Upright, straight-limbed, very vigorous, bearing early, annually and heavily, without tendency to blight.
Fruit
Size and Form
Medium to large, one-third to one-half larger than Yellow Transparent; round-oval.
Skin
Yellow, overlaid with streaks and blotches of bright pinkish-carmine.
Flesh and Flavor
White, crisp, juicy, tart, aromatic.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
One week before Yellow Transparent.
Uses
Quality good for either dessert or culinary purposes.
Other
Nurserymen and fruit-growers in Indiana speak very highly of Carson as an extra early variety, and believe that it has commercial possibilities.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)CARSON.
Nurserymen and fruit-growers in Indiana speak very highly of Carson as an extra early variety, and believe that it has commercial possibilities. The variety is said to be a seedling of Summer Rose; it originated with a Mr. Carson near Indianapolis, Indiana, about 1906, and was introduced by C. M. Hobbs & Son, Bridgeport, Indiana, in 1915. The following description is compiled from nursery catalogs:
Tree upright, straight-limbed, very vigorous, bearing early, annually and heavily, without tendency to blight. Fruit medium to large, from one-third to one-half larger than Yellow Transparent, round-oval, yellow, overlaid with streaks and blotches of bright pinkish-carmine; flesh white, crisp, juicy, tart, aromatic; quality good for either dessert or culinary purposes; one week before Yellow Transparent.