Fairmount

Apple

Origin/History

Tested at the Central Experimental Farm in Agassiz, British Columbia, where it was planted in spring 1892.

Tree

Vigorous grower.

Fruit

Size: Under medium size.

Form: Roundish, tapering to eye.

Skin: Greenish yellow with a red cheek.

Flesh: White, firm, moderately juicy.

Flavor: Mildly sub-acid. Quality good.

Season

October.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

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Planted Spring 1892. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit under medium size, roundish, tapering to eye. Skin greenish yellow with a red cheek. Flesh white, firm, moderately juicy, mildly sub-acid, quality good. Season October.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)

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