Catherine
AppleCatherine
Origin/History
Origin: Minnesota. Both sources agree exactly on all details; the 1914 Budd & Hansen text reproduces the 1902 Hansen description verbatim.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium or above.
Form: Roundish oblate, regular.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Wide, regular.
Calyx: Open.
Basin: Wide, shallow, minutely wrinkled.
Skin: Rich golden yellow with a faint blush. Dots white, minute, suffused.
Flesh/Flavor: White, juicy, subacid, fair.
Core/Seeds: Core open, clasping. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.
Season
Early fall.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Catherine—Origin, Minnesota—Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate, regular; surface a rich golden yellow, with faint blush; dots white, minute, suffused; cavity wide, regular; stem long; basin wide, shallow, minutely wrinkled; calyx open. Core open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh white, juicy, subacid, fair. Early fall.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Catherine. — Origin, Minnesota. Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate, regular; surface a rich golden yellow with faint blush; dots white, minute, suffused; cavity wide, regular; stem long; basin wide, shallow, minutely wrinkled; calyx open. Core open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh white, juicy, subacid, fair. Early fall.