Crittenden

Apple

Crittenden

Origin/History

Seedling from Kentucky, introduced to notice by J. C. Teas, of Indiana. A new variety as of the 1900 publication.

Tree

A sure and prolific bearer.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Roundish

Skin: Dull red on yellow

Flesh and Flavor: Juicy, very sweet. Quality rated as Good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

Keeps until May or June.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and 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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Crittenden.

A new variety, seedling from Kentucky, introduced to notice by J. C. Teas, of Indiana. Tree a sure and prolific bearer.

Fruit medium size, roundish, dull red on yellow. Flesh juicy, very sweet. Good. Keeps until May or June.

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