Ellsworth
Apple
Ellsworth
Origin/History
Originated in Columbia County, New York, on the farm of John C. Miller. Also known as Miller's Seedling.
Tree
Pretty vigorous growth, erect. Young wood much like Swaar in color. Very productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium in size, roundish.
Stem: Stalk long, slender.
Cavity: Rather large, russeted.
Calyx: Closed. Segments small, short, erect.
Basin: Medium, slightly corrugated.
Skin: Fine yellow, sometimes with a shade of crimson in the sun. Nettings of russet and gray dots.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, firm, tender, juicy, rich, sprightly subacid. Quality rated very good to best.
Core/Seeds: Core small.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Beach (1905) notes the variety had not been examined firsthand at the time of writing, and cites Downing's 1872 edition as the primary reference. The 1900 Downing edition reprints the same description.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Ellsworth Miller's Seedling.
Originated in Columbia Co., N. Y., on the farm of John C. Miller. Tree pretty vigorous growth, erect, young wood, much like Swaar in color, very productive.
Fruit medium, roundish, fine yellow, sometimes a shade of crimson in the sun. Nettings of russet and gray dots. Stalk long, slender. Cavity rather large, russeted. Calyx closed. Segments small, short, erect. Basin medium, slightly corrugated. Flesh white, firm, tender, juicy, rich, sprightly subacid. Very good or best. Core small. January to March.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)ELLSWORTH.
REFERENCE. 1. Downing, 1872:160.
Described by Downing as medium in size, yellow netted with russet. Flesh tender, juicy, rich, sprightly subacid, very good to best in quality. In season from January to March. Origin, Columbia county. We have not seen this variety.