Dr. Fulcher

Apple

Dr. Fulcher

Origin / History

Received from J. S. Downer, of Fairview, Kentucky, who informs that it was a chance seedling found on the farm of the late Dr. Fulcher, of that town, and is very popular there.

Tree

Thrifty; upright, inclining to spread in the orchard; an early, annual, and abundant bearer. Young shoots light reddish brown.

Fruit

Size and Form: Below medium; roundish oblate, a little flattened at the ends, sometimes slightly oblique.

Skin: Whitish yellow, shaded, mottled, striped, and splashed over two-thirds its surface with light and dark red; a thin grayish bloom; a few light dots.

Stem: Short and small.

Cavity: Rather large; sometimes slightly russeted.

Calyx: Open or half closed.

Basin: Medium; slightly plaited.

Flesh and Flavor: White, half fine, sometimes a little stained next the skin, tender, juicy, refreshing, subacid; very good.

Core: Small.

Season

November through January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

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Dr. Fulcher.

Received from J. S. Downer, of Fairview, Kentucky, who informs me that it was a chance seedling found on the farm of the late Dr. Fulcher, of that town, and is very popular there. Tree thrifty, upright, inclining to spread in the orchard; an early, annual, and abundant bearer; young shoots light reddish brown.

Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, a little flattened at the ends, sometimes slightly oblique; skin whitish yellow, shaded, mottled, striped, and splashed over two-thirds its surface with light and dark red, a thin grayish bloom, and a few light dots; stalk short, small; cavity rather large, sometimes slightly russeted; calyx open or half closed; basin medium, slightly plaited; flesh white, half fine, sometimes a little stained next the skin, tender, juicy, refreshing, subacid; very good; core small. November, January.

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