Favorite

Apple

Favorite

Origin/History

From Kentucky. (Both sources agree; Downing's entry cites Elliott as authority.)

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, roundish; Elliott specifies tapering to the eye.

Stem: Short. (Elliott)

Cavity: Deep. (Elliott)

Calyx: Small. (Elliott)

Basin: Medium, regular. (Elliott)

Skin: Downing describes the ground color as yellow; Elliott specifies pale yellow. Both agree it is striped and splashed with red. Elliott adds small rough dots.

Flesh/Flavor: Yellow, juicy, mild subacid. (Both sources agree.) Quality rated "Good" by Downing; Elliott qualifies it as not quite "very good."

Core/Seeds: Core medium. Seeds long, ovate. (Elliott)

Season

November to January. (Both sources agree.)

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, 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)

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)