Cooper's Early White

Apple

Cooper's Early White

Origin/History

Grown in Illinois and Wisconsin (Elliott), and more broadly throughout Illinois and other Western States (Downing), where it is regarded by many as productive and profitable. Thomas characterizes it simply as "Western." Downing's account is drawn directly from Elliott.

Tree

Requires soil supplied with potash (Elliott).

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Roundish, little flattened (Downing, Elliott).

Stem: Short (Elliott).

Cavity: Narrow, deep (Elliott).

Calyx: Closed (Elliott).

Basin: Deep, abrupt, slightly furrowed (Elliott).

Skin: Pale yellow with a faint blush and a greenish tinge at the stem (Downing, Elliott).

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, crisp, sprightly (Downing, Elliott).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September and October (Downing, Elliott); Autumn (Thomas).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 4 catalogs (1894–1912) from Missouri, Nebraska, Washington

The Vineland Nurseries (Kelsey & Co. , Proprietors), St. Joseph, Missouri (Office: 13th and Atchison Sts., 2 Blocks East of the Citizens St. Car Line) — 1894
Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1896
Galbraith Nursery Co. (DeWitt Hansen , Pres.-Mgr.), Fairbury , Nebraska — 1911
Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912

View original book sources (3)

Cooper's Early White.

Grown in Illinois and other Western States, where it is regarded by many as productive and profitable.

Fruit medium, roundish, little flattened, pale yellow with faint blush, tinge of green at the stem. Flesh white, crisp, sprightly. September and October. (Elliott.)

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

Cooper's Early White

Grown in Illinois and Wisconsin, where it is regarded as productive and profitable. Fruit, medium ; roundish, little flattened ; pale yellow, with faint blush, greenish tinge at stem ; stem, short ; cavity, narrow, deep ; calyx, closed ; basin, deep, abrupt, slightly furrowed ; flesh, white, crisp, sprightly. September and October. Requires soil supplied with potash.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Cooper's Early White. Medium, roundish, pale yellow; crisp, sprightly. Autumn. Western.

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

Early White