Crawford
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Crawford
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Origin and History Of unknown origin.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size Medium; roundish oblate, inclining to conic.
Skin Yellowish, with a tinge of crimson in the sun. Few grayish dots.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor Yellowish, tender, juicy, rather rich, slightly aromatic, subacid. Very good.
Season November to March.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 4 catalogs (1896–1913) from Illinois, Missouri
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1896
- J.V. Cotta (Cotta Nursery) , Carroll County , Illinois — 1898
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Crawford.
Of unknown origin.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate inclining to conic, yellowish, with a tinge of crimson in the sun, few grayish dots. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, rather rich, slightly aromatic, subacid. Very good. November to March.