Guilford Red
Apple
Origin and History
Origin near Greensborough, Guilford County, North Carolina, on the Edwards plantation.
Tree Characteristics
A thrifty, strong, upright grower with somewhat spreading habit. Not a very early bearer, but produces good crops annually after it comes into bearing.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate, slightly conical, slightly angular.
Skin: Pale yellow, entirely covered with light and dark rich red and crimson, with purplish crimson where fully exposed. Moderately sprinkled with yellowish dots.
Stalk (Stem): Short, rather small.
Cavity: Rather large, deep, sometimes slightly russeted.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Medium, corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor: Pale yellow, half fine, rather firm, juicy, subacid, rich, and a little aromatic.
Core: Medium.
Season and Storage
Keeps from January to March.
Uses
Valued for good quality and late-keeping characteristics.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1913) from Illinois
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Guilford Red.
Guilford Kert.
Origin near Greensborough, Guilford County, N. C., on the Edwards plantation. Tree a thrifty, strong, upright grower, somewhat spreading, not a very early bearer, but produces good crops annually after it comes into bearing; it is valued for its good quality and late keeping.
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conical, slightly angular; skin pale yellow, entirely covered with light and dark rich red and crimson (purplish crimson where fully exposed), and moderately sprinkled with yellowish dots; stalk short, rather small; cavity rather large, deep, sometimes slightly russeted; calyx closed; basin medium, corrugated; flesh pale yellow, half fine, rather firm, juicy, subacid, rich, a little aromatic; core medium. January, March.