Franklin Golden
AppleFranklin Golden
Also known as: Hughes' American Golden Pippin
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Thrifty, upright, moderately productive.
Fruit
Form: Oblong, cylindrical.
Skin: Smooth, yellow.
Dots: Distinct, gray, not numerous.
Cavity: Medium, greenish.
Stem: Long.
Basin: Wide, shallow, finely plaited.
Eye/Calyx: Long, closed.
Core: Small, pyriform, regular, closed, clasping.
Seeds: Plump, pointed.
Flesh: Yellow, tender, fine-grained, juicy.
Flavor: Acid, rich.
Quality: Very good.
Season
Mid-winter.
Uses
Table fruit. Described as a choice dessert apple.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Source note references Fall Butter (Warder, page 617) as related to this entry.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Franklin Golden.*
HUGHES' AMERICAN GOLDEN PIPPIN.
Tree thrifty, upright, moderately productive; Fruit oblong, cylindrical; Surface smooth, yellow; Dots distinct, gray, not numerous.
Basin wide, shallow, finely plaited; Eye long, closed.
Cavity medium, greenish; Stem long.
Core small, pyriform, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds plump, pointed; Flesh yellow, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor acid, rich; Quality very good; Use, table; Season, mid-winter.
A choice dessert fruit.
- Fall Butter, on page 617, belongs here.