Favorite

Apple

Favorite

Origin / History

From Kentucky.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish, tapering to the eye.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Deep.

Calyx: Small.

Basin: Medium, regular.

Skin: Pale yellow to yellow, striped and splashed with red.

Dots: Small, rough.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellow, juicy, mild subacid. Elliott: "not quite 'very good.'" Downing: "Good."

Core and seeds: Core medium. Seeds long, ovate.

Season

November to January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Favorite. From Kentucky. Fruit, small, roundish, tapering to the eye, pale yellow, striped and splashed with red, and small rough dots ; stem, short; cavity, deep; calyx, small; basin, medium, regular: core, medium; seeds, long, ovate ; flesh, yellow, juicy, mild sub-acid ; not quite "very good." November to January.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Favorite.

From Kentucky.

Fruit small, roundish, yellow, striped and splashed with red. Flesh yellow, juicy, mild subacid. Good. November, January. (Elliott.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)