Franchot
AppleFranchot
Origin/History
Originated in Otsego County, New York. First referenced in Downing (1869). Beach (1905) notes that, as of that writing, the variety was not known to be in propagation.
Tree
Productive. No further tree characteristics described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish conical (Downing). Beach's summary omits the form description.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, shaded and splashed with red.
Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish, juicy, crisp, pleasant, aromatic. Quality rated Good. Beach's summary omits the yellowish color, juiciness, and crispness, retaining only "pleasant, aromatic, good."
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October 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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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Franchot.
Originated in Otsego Co., N. Y. Tree productive.
Fruit medium, roundish conical, yellow, shaded and splashed with red. Flesh yellowish, juicy, crisp, pleasant, aromatic. Good. October to January.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)FRANCHOT.
REFERENCE, i. Downing, 1869:182.
SYNONYMS. None.
According to Downing this variety originated in Otsego county, N. Y. The tree is productive, the fruit medium size, yellow, shaded and splashed with red; flesh pleasant, aromatic, good. Season October to January (i). So far as we can learn it is not now being propagated.