Fall Geneting
Apple
Fall Geneting
Origin/History
Elliott records this as an old Connecticut variety.
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Form and Size Large, flattened-conic, angular.
Surface Smooth, greenish-yellow, blushed; dots rare and minute.
Cavity Deep, wide, regular, brown. Stem short.
Basin Shallow, plaited.
Eye and Calyx Eye small, closed. Calyx reflexed.
Flesh Yellow, fine grained, juicy, crisp.
Flavor Sub-acid, not very rich.
Core and Seeds Core small, regular, closed, clasping. Seeds numerous, plump or imperfect, brown.
Quality and Use
Quality good. Use: table and kitchen.
Season
October.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Fall Geneting.
Elliott says this is an old Connecticut variety. Tree vigorous and productive.
Fruit large, flattened-conic, angular; Surface smooth, greenish-yellow, blushed; Dots, rare, minute.
Basin shallow, plaited; Eye small, closed; Calyx reflexed.
Cavity deep, wide, regular, brown; Stem short.
Fig. 169.—FALL GENETING.
Core small, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, plump or imperfect, brown; Flesh yellow, fine grained, juicy, crisp; Flavor sub-acid, not very rich; Quality good; Use, table, kitchen; Season, October.