Gray Vandervere
Apple
Gray Vandervere
Origin and History
Not described in source.
Tree
A great bearer and good keeper. By some, it is preferred to the Vandervere.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or slightly above; round flattened.
Skin: Rough, uneven; mostly a dull red, with gray bloom, small specks of russet, a little bronze at the stem.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Open.
Calyx: With short segments.
Basin: Broad, open.
Core: Medium.
Flesh: Yellowish, breaking, moderately juicy.
Season and Storage
Available December through March.
Uses
Esteemed highly for cooking.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety has been known by the names Windower, Green Vandervere, White Vandervere, Waldower, Indian Apple, Betsey's Fancy, and Vandervere Pippin. It is the variety common in Philadelphia market.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Gray Vandervere.
Windower, Green Vandervere, White Vandervere, Waldower, Indian Apple, Betsey's Fancy, Vandervere Pippin, of some.
A great bearer, good keeper, by some preferred to the Vandervere. This is the variety common in Philadelphia market, and esteemed highly for cooking. Fruit, medium or slightly above, round flattened; skin, rough, uneven, mostly a dull red, with gray bloom, small specks of russet, a little bronze at the stem; stem, long; cavity, open; calyx, with short segments; basin, broad, open; core, medium; flesh, yellowish, breaking, moderately juicy. December to March.