Clines Seedling

Apple

Clines Seedling

Origin / History

Minnesota.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblong conical, oblique, angular (obscurely five-sided).

Skin: Light green, thinly covered with scattered dark red splashes and stripes, especially on sunny side.

Dots: White, minute, obscure.

Cavity: Acute, narrow, regular, with russet sometimes extending out in a large radiating patch.

Stem: Medium.

Basin: Narrow, very abrupt, with fine wrinkles.

Calyx: Open; segments long.

Core and Seeds: Closed, clasping. Tube funnel-shaped, long, narrow. Stamens marginal.

Flesh: White, moderately juicy, firm, subacid, fair.

Season

Late winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Clines Seedling—Origin, Minnesota—Fruit medium; oblong conical, oblique, angular (obscurely five-sided); surface light green, thinly covered with scattered dark red splashes and stripes, especially on sunny side; dots white, minute, obscure; cavity acute, narrow, regular, with russet sometimes extending out in a large radiating patch; stem medium; basin narrow, very abrupt, with fine wrinkles; calyx open, segments long. Core closed, clasping; tube funnel-shaped, long, narrow; stamens marginal; flesh white, moderately juicy, firm, subacid, fair. Late winter.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)