Evaline
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Evaline
Origin/History
Northern Iowa.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, regular, roundish, slightly conic; sometimes unequal.
Surface: Smooth, greenish yellow, becoming a rich yellow on the sunny side. Dots numerous, minute, obscure, white.
Stem: Medium, erect.
Cavity: Regular, russeted.
Basin: Shallow, narrow, finely wrinkled.
Calyx: Half open.
Flesh: Whitish, juicy, crisp.
Flavor: Subacid, good.
Core: Large, closed, regular, clasping, with well-defined outline.
Seeds: Large, light brown.
Season
All winter.
Uses
Mostly culinary.
Tree
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Evaline—Origin, northern Iowa—Fruit medium, regular, roundish, slightly conic, sometimes unequal; surface smooth, greenish yellow, becoming a rich yellow on sunny side; dots numerous, minute, obscure, white; cavity regular, russeted; stem medium, erect; basin shallow, narrow, finely wrinkled; calyx half open. Core large, closed, regular, clasping, outline well defined; seed large, light brown, flesh whitish, juicy, crisp, subacid, good, use mostly culinary. All winter.