Gruskirka

Apple

Gruskirka

Origin/History

Sweden. Specimens described from material obtained by F. J. Peterson of Waconia, Minnesota.

Fruit

Size: Below medium.

Form: Regular, roundish oblong conical.

Skin: Waxen, polished, pale yellow, turning to white. Dots white, obscure, minute, suffused.

Cavity: Wide, regular, obtuse; considerable radiating russet.

Stem: Medium.

Basin: Flat, corrugated.

Calyx: Closed; segments reflexed.

Flesh and Flavor: White, pleasant subacid; good quality.

Core and Seeds: Core closed. Cells ovate, slit. Tube conical. Stamens median. Seeds plump, large, rounded.

Season

September.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Gruskirka—Origin, Sweden; specimens from F. J. Peterson, Waconia, Minnesota. Fruit below medium, regular, roundish oblong conical; surface waxen, polished, pale yellow, turning to white; dots white, obscure, minute, suffused; cavity wide, regular, obtuse, considerable radiating russet; stem medium; basin flat, corrugated; calyx closed, segments reflexed. Core closed; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds plump, large, rounded; flesh white, pleasant subacid, good. September.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)