Clermont
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Clermont Apple
Origin and History
Said to be a seedling raised by Samuel Medary, near Batavia, Ohio. Also known as Jackson's Roman Stem and Cheese Apple.
Tree
Moderate grower. An early and good bearer, and a late keeper.
Fruit
Form and Size Medium, oblate, depressed. Sides sometimes unequal.
Stem Very short.
Cavity Rather large, russeted. Russet sometimes extends out on the fruit.
Calyx Closed.
Basin Rather large, slightly corrugated.
Skin Yellow, deep orange yellow in the sun. Sometimes a shade of bright red. Sometimes nettings of russet and a few gray dots.
Flesh Yellow, half fine, quite firm, moderately juicy, rich subacid.
Core Close and small.
Season and Storage
January through May (keeping variety).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Clermont.
Jackson's Roman Stem. Cheese Apple.
The Clermont is said to be a seedling raised by Samuel Medary, near Batavia, Ohio. Tree a moderate grower, an early and good bearer, and a late keeper.
Fruit medium oblate, depressed, sides sometimes unequal; skin yellow, deep orange yellow in the sun, sometimes a shade of bright red, and sometimes nettings of russet, and a few gray dots; stalk very short; cavity rather large, russeted, which sometimes extends out on the fruit; calyx closed; basin rather large, slightly corrugated; flesh yellow, half fine, quite firm, moderately juicy, rich subacid; core close and small. January, May.