Early Cooper
Apple
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Early Cooper
Origin and History
Grown in Illinois, Kansas, and other western States.
Tree
Productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Roundish, a little flattened
Surface and Color: Yellow with faint blush; tinge of green at stem
Flesh: White, crisp, sprightly
Cavity, calyx, basin, stem, core, and seeds not described in source.
Season
September and October
Uses
Mainly for home use.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Early Cooper. — Grown in Illinois, Kansas, and other western States mainly for home use; tree productive.
Fruit medium, roundish, a little flattened; surface yellow with faint blush, tinge of green at stem. Flesh white, crisp, sprightly. September and October. (Elliott.)