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Faribault

Crab Apple

Faribault

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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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.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)