Elmer
AppleElmer
Origin and History
Elmer (USDA Plant Introduction No. 143892) was received by the USDA from Glenn Dale, Maryland. The variety was also received from the Central Experimental Station, Ottawa, Canada in 1960.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium.
Skin Three-quarters covered with splash; color not sufficiently red.
Flesh and Flavor Cream-colored, semi-firm, subacid, good flavor.
Oxidation Non-oxidizing.
Season
Middle of October.
Tree
Not described in source.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety was evaluated by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Elmer, USDA Plant Introduction No. 143892, was received from Glenn Dale, Md. The Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey reports: Non-oxidizing. Also received from Centr. Exp. Sta., Ottawa, Canada (1960), the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York reports: Fruit medium, three-quarters covered with splash, but not red enough. Flesh cream, semi-firm, subacid, good. Middle of October.