Cole's Quince

Apple

Description absent; variety present in variety-characteristic table.

Cole's Quince.  DL  rob  gr  VG  b  W  3*  4*  1*

Origin/History

Originated in Maine. Hardy far West (Thomas, 1903).

Tree

Productive (Thomas, 1903).

Fruit

Size/Form: Large, round, oblate, ribbed (Thomas, 1903).

Skin: Yellow (Thomas, 1903).

Flesh/Flavor: Mellow when ripe; mild, rich, high quince flavor. Cooks well before ripe (Thomas, 1903).

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Culinary. Suitable for cooking even before fully ripe (Thomas, 1903).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1904–1912) from Illinois, Washington

Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904
Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912

View original book sources (2)

Cole's Quince. DL rob gr VG b W 3* 4* 1*

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Cole's Quince. Large, round, oblate, ribbed; yellow; mellow when ripe, mild, rich, high quince flavor. Cooks well before ripe. Productive. Maine. Hardy far West.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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