Columbian

Apple

Origin and History

Received from Pennsylvania.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form: Medium, oblate, slightly inclining to conical.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish, shaded, splashed and striped with light and dark crimson. Few light gray dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish yellow, tender, juicy. Sprightly subacid, slightly aromatic. Very good.
Core and Seeds: Core small. Seeds not described in source.

Season

October, November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Columbian. Received from Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, oblate, slightly inclining to conical, yellowish, shaded, splashed and striped with light and dark crimson, few light gray dots. Flesh whitish yellow, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, slightly aromatic. Very good. Core small. October, November.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)