Faribault
Crab AppleFaribault
Origin and History
Originated at Faribault, Minnesota, from seed of Gilpin. Placed on Minnesota State Horticultural Society's Fruit List in December 1902.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form
Large, roundish, somewhat five-sided, flattened at ends.
Skin
Surface smooth, yellow, mostly covered with fine nearly solid dark red, with obscure carmine streaks. Dots distinct, minute, yellow.
Stem
Long.
Cavity
Regular, obtuse, deep.
Basin
Nearly flat, corrugated.
Calyx
Closed; segments erect convergent.
Flesh and Flavor
Yellow with yellow veinings, moderately juicy, mild subacid, good.
Core and Seeds
Core closed. Core cells ovate; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median. Seeds short, plump.
Season
Winter.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Faribault. — Originated at Faribault, Minnesota, from seed of Gilpin. Placed on Minnesota State Horticultural Society's Fruit List December, 1902.
Fruit large, roundish, somewhat five-sided, flattened at ends; surface smooth, yellow, mostly covered with fine nearly solid dark red, with obscure carmine streaks; dots distinct, minute, yellow; cavity regular, obtuse, deep; stem long; basin nearly flat, corrugated; calyx closed; segments erect convergent. Core closed; cells ovate; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds short, plump; flesh yellow, with yellow veinings, moderately juicy, mild subacid, good. Winter.