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Origin & History

An apple of Connecticut cultivation, though apparently not widely grown. The origins and history of this variety are not documented in this source.

Tree Characteristics

Not described in the available source.

Fruit Description

Size & Form: Medium, roundish oblate.

Color & Surface: Light and dark red, with striping and splashing. No other surface features (russetting, lenticels, texture) are described in this source.

Stem, Cavity & Basin: Not described.

Calyx & Core: Not described.

Flesh & Flavor: Whitish flesh, juicy, tender, and crisp. Aromatic and pleasant with a subacid (mildly acidic) taste — the acidity is subtle rather than pronounced.

Seeds: Not described.

Season & Storage

Mature in November. No storage characteristics are documented.

Uses & Eating Quality

Rated as "Good" — suitable for dessert use.

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Note on source: This description comes from Downing's 1900 encyclopedia and is quite brief, providing excellent detail on flavor and color but limited information on tree characteristics, bark, twigs, leaves, cavity and basin details, stem length, or core structure. For more complete identification information, descriptions from other 19th-century pomological sources would be valuable.