Hargrove
AppleHargrove
Origin/History
Received for testing at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station from P.J. Berckmans of Augusta, Georgia. The variety was documented in horticultural literature beginning in 1891.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small to nearly medium, averages below medium size.
Form: Roundish conic, sometimes roundish oblate; pretty uniform in size and shape.
Stem: Medium to rather short and thick.
Cavity: Obtuse, shallow to moderately deep; sometimes symmetrical but often compressed, furrowed, or lipped; often russeted.
Calyx: Medium, open or sometimes partly closed; lobes broad, reflexed. Calyx tube urn-shaped.
Basin: Shallow or moderately shallow, furrowed, often wrinkled.
Skin: Tough, somewhat waxen, glossy; bright yellow, sometimes with bright blush.
Dots: Small to large, often irregular, russet-colored.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, firm, rather crisp, moderately fine-grained, juicy. Mild subacid mingled with sweet, slightly aromatic. Good quality.
Core and Seeds: Core medium or below, closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish, emarginate, tufted. Seeds long, acuminate, tufted.
Season
November to March in New York; classed as autumn variety in southern states.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Tested for suitability in New York state but not deemed worthy of trial. Better adapted to warmer southern regions.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Arkansas
- Yarbrough Bros. , Stephens , Arkansas — 1901
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)HARGROVE.
REFERENCES. 1. Amer. Agric., 1891:701. fig. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:240. 3. Berckmans, Cat., 1892. 4. U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1895:24. 5. Thomas, 1897:638. 6. Taylor, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1897:38.
A yellow apple of mild flavor and good quality. Received for testing at this Station from P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. It does not appear to be worthy of trial in New York state. The fruit is pale yellow, sometimes blushed, averages below medium size, is mild in flavor and good in quality. Its season here extends from November to March but in the southern states it is classed as an autumn variety.
FRUIT. Fruit small to nearly medium. Form roundish conic, sometimes roundish oblate; pretty uniform in size and shape. Stem medium to rather short and thick. Cavity obtuse, shallow to moderately deep, sometimes symmetrical but often compressed or furrowed or lipped, often russeted. Calyx medium, open or sometimes partly closed; lobes broad, reflexed. Basin shallow or moderately shallow, furrowed, often wrinkled. Skin tough, somewhat waxen, glossy, bright yellow, sometimes with bright blush. Dots small to large, often irregular, russet. Calyx tube urn-shape. Core medium or below, closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish, emarginate, tufted. Seeds long, acuminate, tufted. Flesh a little yellowish, firm, rather crisp, moderately fine-grained, juicy, mild subacid mingled with sweet, slightly aromatic, good.