Coos River Beauty
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
From Douglas County, Oregon. First known as Gourney Seedling, later renamed by a Marshfield, Oregon nurseryman, Coos River Beauty. Tree a good grower, and an annual and prolific bearer; does not break or split, no matter how heavily loaded. Fruit large, red, turning to dark red on the sunny side, flesh white, firm, breaking, crisp and juicy; flavor mild sub-acid, spicy, something like Gravenstein. Season November to March at Coos Bay.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1900–1912) from Oregon, Washington
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
- Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
Gourney Seedling