Framboise
AppleFramboise
Origin / History
Of German origin. The variety is described in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), where the description is credited to "An. Pom."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium to large.
Form: Roundish oblong, truncated, somewhat ribbed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow, spotted and striped with shades of bright and deep red, much red in sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: White, fine, tender, mellow, juicy, sugary.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
From Annals of Pomology.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911 — listed as Calville Rouge d'Automne
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Framboise. Framboos. Calville Rouge d'Automne, incorrectly. Of German origin. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblong, truncated, somewhat ribbed, greenish yellow, spotted and striped with shades of bright and deep red, much red in sun. Flesh white, fine, tender, mellow, juicy, sugary. September. (An. Pom.)