Cumberland

Apple

Origin and History Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Also known as Cumberland Seedling.

Tree Fine grower. Not described in source: vigor, growth form, bark, twigs, lenticels, buds, leaves, bearing habit, or other characteristics.

Fruit Form and Size: Large, roundish flattened. Flesh: White. Flavor: Sub-acid. Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Not described in source.

Uses Esteemed; valuable for market.

Other Identified as a new variety at the time of publication (1865).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Cumberland. Cumberland Seedling.

From Cumberland County, Pa. Tree, fine grower. Fruit, esteemed, valuable for market, large, roundish flattened ; flesh, white, sub-acid ; "good," new.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Cumberland Seedling Nachtgleichen Cumberland Seedling Cumberland or Cumberland Seedling