Dansic Pepka

Apple

Dansic Pepka

Origin/History Russian.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish oblong.

Skin: Greenish yellow with blush.

Cavity: Very narrow, deep.

Stem: Short.

Basin: Small, wide, shallow.

Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, sub-acid. Quality rated as fair.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Late winter.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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Dansic Pepka. Large, roundish oblong; greenish yellow with blush; cavity very narrow, deep; stem short; basin small, wide, shallow; flesh white, juicy, sub-acid, fair. Late winter. Russian. Fig. 460.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)