Egyptian Queen

Apple

Egyptian Queen

Origin and History

Origin unknown, supposed to be Kentucky.

Tree

Vigorous, upright growth habit. A good annual bearer, esteemed valuable where known.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large; oblate, slightly conical. Sometimes a little oblique, angular, or slightly ribbed.

Skin: Smooth, bright lemon yellow, somewhat waxen. Sometimes with a shade of bright red and a few gray dots.

Stem: Very short, small.

Cavity: Large, deep, often russeted.

Calyx: Closed or nearly so.

Basin: Large, deep, slightly plaited.

Flesh and Flavor: White, a little coarse, crisp, juicy. Pleasant subacid flavor; quality good to very good.

Core: Small.

Season and Storage

January to May.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and 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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Egyptian Queen.

Origin unknown, supposed to be Kentucky. Tree vigorous, upright, a good annual bearer, and esteemed valuable where known.

Fruit large, oblate, slightly conical, sometimes a little oblique, angular, or slightly ribbed; skin smooth, bright lemon yellow, somewhat waxen, sometimes with a shade of bright red, and a few gray dots; stalk very short, small; cavity large, deep, often russeted; calyx closed or nearly so; basin large, deep, slightly plaited; flesh white, a little coarse, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid; good to very good; core small. January to May.

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