Corner

Origin & History

Known locally in Orange County, New York, where it gained recognition in the late 19th century. The variety was documented by S.B. Heiges, United States Pomologist, in 1894, though it never achieved widespread commercial distribution beyond its native region.

Fruit

Size & Form: Above medium, oblate.

Stem: One-half inch long, medium diameter.

Cavity: Wide and deep, marked by russet netting.

Basin: Medium, regular in form, marked by russet.

Calyx: Segments with mammiform (nipple-shaped) bases; wide, long, converging or slightly reflexed.

Surface: Moderately smooth.

Color: Yellow ground, washed with red and striped with crimson.

Skin Dots: Numerous, russet colored, some with dark centers; depressed (slightly sunken).

Flesh: Yellowish, moderately fine grained, tender, moderately juicy.

Core: Large, wide, clasping, closed.

Flavor & Quality: Mild subacid; quality very good.

Season

Early winter.

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Note: This account derives from S.B. Heiges's 1894 description published in the U.S. Pomologist Report. S.A. Beach had neither seen the variety himself nor received direct reports concerning it at the time of publication (1905), making this the sole detailed historical record of the Corner variety's characteristics.