Eixa
AppleEixa
Origin / History
Eixa is another of Charles Arnold's seedlings, raised from seed of Northern Spy crossed with Wagener and Spitzenburg. It is described by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), where it appears under the headword "Eixa."
Tree
Tree moderately vigorous, spreading; young wood dark brown. Bears heavy crops alternate years.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish oblate conic, sides sometimes a little unequal.
Stem: Short, small.
Cavity: Rather large, deep, slight russet.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Medium, slightly plaited.
Skin: Pale yellow, nearly covered with light and dark dull red, some rather obscure stripes and splashes.
Dots: A few light dots.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, with a greenish tinge; half fine, tender, juicy, with an agreeable aromatic flavor, inclining to sweet.
Core and seeds: Core rather small.
Season
December, February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Eixa.
Another of Charles Arnold's seedlings, raised from seed of Northern Spy, crossed with Wagener and Spitzenburg; tree moderately vigorous, spreading, young wood dark brown; bears heavy crops alternate years.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, sides sometimes a little unequal; skin pale yellow, nearly covered with light and dark dull red, some rather obscure stripes and splashes, and a few light dots; stalk short, small; cavity rather large, deep, slight russet; calyx small, closed; basin medium, slightly plaited; flesh whitish, with a greenish tinge, half fine, tender, juicy, with an agreeable aromatic flavor, inclining to sweet; core rather small. December, February.