Griffith
AppleGriffith
Origin / History
Raised by Caleb Mendenhall, West Milton, near Dayton, Ohio. Recorded under the name Sweet Maiden's Blush in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), where the variety is entered as Griffith.
Tree
Tree hardy, spreading, productive.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Stem: Stalk short.
Cavity: Cavity rather large.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Basin small.
Skin: Clear pale yellow, with light blush red cheek in the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh fine-grained, tender, juicy, a little tart.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Description attributed to L. & Mote's MSS.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Griffith. Sweet Maiden's Blush. Raised by Caleb Mendenhall, West Milton, near Dayton, O. Tree hardy, spreading, productive. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, clear pale yellow, with light blush red cheek in the sun. Stalk short. Cavity rather large. Basin small. Flesh fine-grained, tender, juicy, a little tart. September. (L. & Mote's MSS.)