Faribault

Origin/History

Faribault originated at Faribault, Minnesota, from seed of Gilpin. It was placed on the Minnesota State Horticultural Society's Fruit List in December 1902 (Budd & Hansen). A specimen was received from Clinton Falls Nursery, Owatonna, Minnesota, and accessioned by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming (accession number A32430) (Fisher/USDA ARS, 1963).

Classification conflict: Budd & Hansen (1914) treat Faribault as a standard apple, describing it as a large fruit. Fisher (1963) classifies it as a crabapple. Both sources cannot be reconciled on this point; the 1963 USDA accession record may refer to a different cultivar, a sport, or reflect a reclassification.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and form: Large, roundish, somewhat five-sided, flattened at both ends.

Stem: Long.

Cavity: Regular, obtuse, deep.

Calyx: Closed; segments erect and convergent.

Basin: Nearly flat, corrugated.

Skin: Smooth; ground color yellow, mostly covered with fine, nearly solid dark red, with obscure carmine streaks. Dots distinct, minute, yellow.

Flesh: Yellow, with yellow veinings; moderately juicy; flavor mild subacid; quality rated good.

Core and seeds: Core closed; cells ovate; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds short and plump.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

The 1963 USDA accession (Fisher) records only provenance and classification data — nursery source (Clinton Falls Nursery, Owatonna, Minnesota), station accession number (A32430), and reporting station (U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming) — with no additional physical description beyond the crabapple classification noted above.