Hare Repka

Apple

Origin and History

Russian origin.

Tree

Very hardy; low, spreading top. (Observed by F. J. Peterson, Waconia, Minnesota.)

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Conic, obscurely angular

Skin: Yellow surface with distinct, numerous white dots

Cavity: Narrow, regular, acuminate with considerable radiating russet

Stem: Long

Basin: Narrow, ribbed

Calyx: Closed; segments erect convergent

Flesh and Flavor: White; acid; good quality

Core and Seeds: Core barely clasping; cells obovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median

Season

Early summer

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Hare Repka—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium, conic, obscurely angular, surface yellow; dots distinct, numerous, white; cavity narrow, regular, acuminate, considerable radiating russet; stem long; basin narrow, ribbed; calyx closed, segments erect convergent. Core barely clasping; cells obovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; flesh white, acid, good. Early summer. F. J. Peterson, Waconia, Minnesota, writes: "A very hardy tree, with low, spreading top."

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