Elkhorn

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Elkhorn

Origin/History

Arkansas.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, oblate, regular.

Stem: Very short, slender.

Cavity: Wide, deep, russeted.

Calyx/Eye: Closed.

Basin: Large.

Skin: Yellowish, striped red and brown. Dots light gray, large, and numerous.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, coarse, juicy, sub-acid, pleasant, good.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 4 catalogs (1900–1913) from Illinois, Washington

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

Elkhorn. Large, oblate, regular; yellowish, striped red and brown, dots light gray, large, and numerous; basin large; eye closed; cavity wide, deep, russeted; stem very short, slender; flesh yellowish, coarse, juicy, sub-acid, pleasant, good. Arkansas.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)