Givens
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Givens
Synonym: Arkansas Baptist
Origin and History
Originated on the farm of Mr. Givens, Benton county, Arkansas. Noticed by Professor Stinson in 1898 as one of the promising new Arkansas seedlings.
Tree
Tree moderately vigorous with moderately stout branches that are rather long. Form upright spreading, rather open. Twigs long, straight, and stout with medium internodes. Bark dark reddish-brown, streaked lightly with grayish scarf-skin and pubescent. Lenticels scattering, large, oval, and raised. Buds medium, broad, obtuse, appressed, pubescent, and deeply set in bark.
In the nursery, the tree is a poor grower, described as "crooked and willowy something after the style of the Willow Twig." At the Geneva Station, it has come into bearing very young and has been quite productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium to rather small. Form oblate or truncate to roundish conic, with broad and faint ribbing if present; sides often slightly unequal.
Stem: Long to very long.
Cavity: Somewhat furrowed, wide, deep, acute, with green or thin russet outspreading rays.
Calyx: Large to very large, closed or partly open. Lobes leafy, long, wide, and acute.
Basin: Moderately deep to deep, medium in width to wide, somewhat obtuse to very abrupt, wrinkled, and symmetrical.
Skin: Tough and smooth, yellow or greenish, nearly covered with dark red inconspicuously mottled and striped with deeper red. Sometimes a suture extends from cavity to basin. Dots small, whitish or with russet points, inconspicuous. Prevailing color effect red.
Core and Seeds: Calyx tube funnel-form, often meeting the cylinder of the core. Stamens median or below. Core medium to large, slightly abaxial with a rather wide hollow cylinder in the axis; cells somewhat unsymmetrical, closed or slightly open; core lines clasping the funnel cylinder. Carpels broadly roundish. Seeds numerous, medium to large, wide, dark, and obtuse.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish tinged with yellow, firm, rather fine-grained, not very crisp nor very tender, moderately juicy. Flavor mild subacid; quality good.
Season and Storage
January to May or June.
Uses and Commercial Potential
A late-keeping red winter apple fully equal to Ben Davis in quality. May be worthy of testing for commercial purposes in regions where Ben Davis succeeds.
Sources
- Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bul., 49:12. 1898. fig.
- Ib., 60:129. 1899.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Missouri
- Mountain Grove Nurseries (Tippin & Moore , Proprietors; Geo. T. Tippin, J. W. Tippin, J. C. Moore), Mountain Grove , Missouri — 1901
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)GIVENS.
REFERENCES. 1. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bul., 49:12. 1898. fig. 2. Ib., 60:129. 1899.
SYNONYM. Arkansas Baptist (2).
A late keeping red winter apple fully equal to Ben Davis in quality. At the Geneva Station it has come into bearing very young and so far as tested has been quite productive. The tree is a moderate grower. In the nursery it is a poor grower being "crooked and willowy something after the style of the Willow Twig." 1 It may be worthy of testing for commercial purposes in regions where Ben Davis succeeds.
Historical. Originated on the farm of Mr. Givens, Benton county, Ark. Noticed by Professor Stinson in 1898 as one of the promising new Arkansas seedlings (1).
TREE.
Tree moderately vigorous; branches rather long, moderately stout. Form upright spreading, rather open. Twigs long, straight, stout; internodes medium. Bark dark reddish-brown, streaked lightly with grayish scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels scattering, large, oval, raised. Buds medium, broad, obtuse, appressed, pubescent, deeply set in bark.
FRUIT.
Fruit above medium to rather small. Form oblate or truncate to roundish conic, ribbed broadly and faintly if at all, sides often slightly unequal. Stem long to very long. Cavity somewhat furrowed, wide, deep, acute, with green or thin russet outspreading rays. Calyx large to very large, closed or partly open; lobes leafy, long, wide, acute. Basin moderately deep to deep, medium in width to wide, somewhat obtuse to very abrupt, wrinkled, symmetrical. Skin tough, smooth, yellow or greenish nearly covered with dark red inconspicuously mottled and striped with deeper red. Sometimes a suture extends from cavity to basin. Dots small, whitish or with russet points, inconspicuous. Prevailing effect red.
Calyx tube funnel-form, often meeting the cylinder of the core. Stamens median or below. Core medium to large, slightly abaxile with a rather wide hollow cylinder in the axis; cells somewhat unsymmetrical, closed or slightly open; core lines clasping the funnel cylinder. Carpels broadly roundish. Seeds numerous, medium to large, wide, dark, obtuse.
Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, firm, rather fine-grained, not very crisp nor very tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid, good.
Season January to May or June.