Cresco

Apple

Cresco

Origin/History

Cresco was originated by J. B. Mitchell of Cresco, northern Iowa. Budd & Hansen (1914) date the origin to 1869 or 1870. The variety takes its name from the town of its origin.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; roundish oval, regular.

Stem: Long, slender.

Cavity: Deep, acute, narrow, with a radiating patch of russet.

Calyx: Closed; segments large.

Basin: Wavy, corrugated, abrupt.

Skin: Light yellow, with a blush or warm cheek. Dots minute, white, suffused, obscure.

Flesh and Flavor: Flesh white; flavor pleasant subacid; quality good.

Core and Seeds: Core closed, outline indistinct; cells ovate, slit; tube long, funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds short, plump.

Season

October or later.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Cresco-Originated by J. B. Mitchell, Cresco, northern Iowa-Fruit medium, roundish oval, regular; surface light yellow, with blush or warm cheek; dots minute, white, suffused, obscure; cavity deep, acute, narrow, with radiating patch of russet; stem long, slender; basin wavy, corrugated, abrupt; calyx closed, segments large. Core closed, outline indistinct; cells ovate, slit; tube long, funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds short, plump; flesh white, pleasant subacid, good. October or later.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Cresco.—Originated in 1869 or 1870 by J. B. Mitchell, Cresco, northern Iowa.

Fruit medium, roundish oval, regular; surface light yellow with blush or warm cheek; dots minute, white, suffused, obscure; cavity deep, acute, narrow, with radiating patch of russet; stem long, slender; basin wavy, corrugated, abrupt; calyx closed; segments large. Core closed, outline indistinct; cells ovate, slit; tube long, funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds short, plump; flesh white, pleasant subacid, good. October or later.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)