Early Prolific

Apple

Early Prolific

Origin / History Russia.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; roundish truncated to roundish oblate, somewhat angular.

Skin: Yellow base, mostly covered with dull red, mixed, with dark crimson stripes and splashes. Whitish net-veining dulls the coloring. Dots large, white, scattered.

Stem: Short to medium.

Cavity: Small, regular, russeted.

Basin: Wavy, rather deep, abrupt.

Calyx: Half open.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish; somewhat astringent and acid.

Core and Seeds: Regular, closed. Tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal.

Season Early August.

Uses Good for cooking only.

Subtypes / Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

Early Prolific (No. 332)—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium, roundish truncated to roundish oblate, somewhat angular; surface yellow, mostly covered with dull red, mixed, with dark crimson stripes and splashes, a whitish net-veining dulls the coloring; dots large, white, scattered; cavity small, regular, russeted; stem short to medium; basin wavy, rather deep, abrupt; calyx half open. Core regular, closed; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal, flesh whitish, somewhat astringent, acid. Quality good for cooking only. Early August.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Gov. list No. 332 Plodovitka rannaya Plodowitka Ramaja