Czar Thorn
AppleCzar Thorn
Origin/History
A Russian apple.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium size, roundish conic.
Skin: Green and yellow, usually shaded and striped with crimson.
Flesh & Flavor: Rather coarse flesh. Sweet, hardly fair in quality.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Assessed as not valuable by the source.
Source: S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905), p. 430 (referenced in citations 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Possibly identical with: Czar
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)CZAR THORN.
REFERENCES. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rept., 1881:53. 2. Ib., 1883:75. 3. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:430. 4. Budd, Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1885:7. 5. Gibb, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1887:44. 6. Taylor, Me. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1892:57. 7. Beach, W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rept., 1896:50. 8. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:43. 1902. fig.
SYNONYMS. Czar Thorn (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). Czar Thorn (2). Czarskui Schip (4). No. 140 M (8). No. 206 (4, 5, 8). Tars Thorn (1). Tsarskui Schip (5). Zarskischip (7). Zarski Schip (2). Zarski Schip (3). Zarski Zars (1).
A Russian apple of medium size, roundish conic, green and yellow usually shaded and striped with crimson; flesh rather coarse, sweet, hardly fair in quality; season September; not valuable.