Charlamoff
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Charlamoff
Origin/History
A Russian variety of the Oldenburg type, imported for the Iowa Agricultural College by J. L. Budd. The variety has been cultivated in North America under several names, most commonly Pointed Pipka and Arabka. Macoun notes that confusion has arisen with other varieties marketed as "Charlamoff" — particularly the strain grown by J. G. Mitchell and A. G. Tuttle, which is described as a flat apple with an upright tree habit and is considered less valuable than many contemporaries.
Tree
Comes into bearing young and is a reliable cropper, yielding fair to heavy crops on a biennial basis.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Ripens a little earlier than Oldenburg.
Flavor and Quality
At its best, a good dessert apple, but has the significant fault of remaining in prime condition for only a very short time. As fruited at Beach's Station (New York), it is inferior to Oldenburg in quality.
Geographic Suitability
Performs well at Ottawa, Canada, and in regions further north. Of potential value in New York sections where superior hardiness is a primary requirement.
Other
The variety is little known among New York fruit growers at the time of publication.
Sources Cited: Manning (1869), Budd (1880, 1899), Montreal Horticultural Society (1881–1883), Gibb (1883), Iowa Agricultural College (1885), Schroeder (1886–87), Bailey (1892), Taylor (1892), Butz (1895), American Pomological Society (1899), Macoun (1901), Hansen (1902), and Budd-Hansen (1903).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
This is considered distinct from C. of Prof. Budd.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1898–1918) from Missouri
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1898
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1906
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1910
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1911
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1912
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1918
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)CHARLAMOFF.
REFERENCES. 1. (?) Manning, Tilt. Jour. Hort., 6:349. 1869. 2. Budd, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1880:525. 3. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1881:53, 156. 4. Ib., 1881-82:38. 5. Ib., 1883:83. 6. Gibb, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:434. 7. Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1885:10. 8. Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:77. 9. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:236. 10. Taylor, Me. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1892:57, 58. 11. Butz, Pa. Sta. Rpt., 1895:134. col. pl. 12. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1899:16. 13. Budd, Ia. Sta. Bul., 41:66. 1899. 14. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Bul., 37:37. 1901. 15. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:38. 1902. fig. 16. Budd-Hansen, 1903:61. fig.
SYNONYMS. Arabka (14). CHARLAMOFF (2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15). Charlamoff (3). (CHARLOMOSKI, 1)? CHARLAMOVSKOE (4). CHARLAMOWSKOE (3, 5). Charlamowskoe (6, 7). No. 105 (8). No. 262 (3, 5). Peterson's Charlamoff (16). POINTED PIPKA (11). Pointed Pipka (14, 16).
A Russian variety of the Oldenburg type imported for the Iowa Agricultural College by J. L. Budd. Macoun states that it has been grown under several different names in this country, the most common being Pointed Pipka and Arabka (14). Hansen declares that it is entirely distinct from the Charlamoff as grown by J. G. Mitchell and A. G. Tuttle which is a flat apple of upright habit of tree and not as valuable as many more of the same season.
It does very well at Ottawa, Canada, and further north. At its best it is a good dessert apple but it has the fault of remaining in prime condition for only a very short time (14). It ripens a little earlier than Oldenburg but as fruited at this Station is inferior to that variety in quality. It comes into bearing young and is a reliable cropper, yielding fair to heavy crops biennially. It is but little known among New York fruit growers. It may be found of some value in those sections of the state where superior hardiness is a prime requisite.