Etris
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Etris
Origin/History
Etris originated in Benton County, Arkansas. It was described by Prof. J.T. Stinson of the Arkansas Experiment Station in bulletins published in 1898 and 1899. Budd & Hansen (1914) characterize it as "a new variety from Benton Co., Arkansas."
Both Beach (1905) and Budd & Hansen (1914) raise the question of whether Etris is a genuinely distinct variety. Beach states that "the variety which has been propagated under this name in Arkansas may be a new variety but it appears to be identical with Gano." Budd & Hansen quote Stinson directly: "This variety resembles Gano very closely. As far as I am able to judge, there is practically no difference. It also resembles Ragan's Red and Arkansas Belle, both of this county." Ragan's Red and Arkansas Belle are both noted as originating from the same county.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
May prove to be Gano.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
View original book sources (2)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)ETRIS.
REFERENCES. 1. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bul., 49:11. 1898. 2. Ib., 60:128. 1899. 3. Budd-Hansen, 1903:77.
The variety which has been propagated under this name in Arkansas may be a new variety but it appears to be identical with Gano (1, 2).
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Etris.—A new variety from Benton Co., Arkansas. Prof. J. T. Stinson writes (Ark. Exp. Sta. Bul. 49): "This variety resembles Gano very closely. As far as I am able to judge, there is practically no difference. It also resembles Ragan's Red and Arkansas Belle, both of this county."