Cornell's Favorite

Apple

Cornell's Favorite

Origin/History

From Pennsylvania. Documented by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).

Tree

Vigorous and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, oblong, conical.

Skin/Color: Waxen yellow, shaded and splashed with crimson.

Stem: Of medium length.

Cavity: Rather large.

Calyx: Closed, abrupt, corrugated.

Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, crisp, juicy, with a pleasant subacid flavor.

Core: Medium or large.

Quality: Very good.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Cornell's Favorite.

From Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous and productive.

Fruit medium, oblong, conical. Color waxen yellow, shaded and splashed with crimson. Stalk of medium length. Cavity rather large. Calyx closed, abrupt, corrugated. Flesh white, tender, crisp, juicy, with a pleasant subacid flavor. Core medium or large. Very good.

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

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