Darlington

Apple

Darlington (Darlington Russet)

Origin/History Native of Northern Ohio.

Fruit Size: Medium. Form: Roundish. Stem: Medium. Cavity: Deep. Calyx: Half closed. Basin: Deep. Skin: Clear, smooth russet. Flesh: White. Flavor: Hardly "very good."

Season January to June.

Tree Not described in source.

Uses Not described in source.

Core/Seeds Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Darlington. Darlington Russet. Native of Northern Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish, clear, smooth russet ; stem, medium; cavity, deep; calyx, half closed; basin, deep ; flesh, white; hardly " very good" January to June.

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

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