Hargrove
AppleHargrove
ORIGIN/HISTORY
Received for testing at the Geneva Station from P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Georgia. The variety was known to American horticulturists by 1891, with references appearing in the American Agriculturist, Bailey's Annual of Horticulture, Berckmans' nursery catalogs, the U.S. Pomological Report, and American Pomological Society publications throughout the 1890s.
TREE
Not described in source.
FRUIT
Size and Form: Small to nearly medium; 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 and reflexed.
Basin: Shallow or moderately shallow; furrowed, often wrinkled.
Skin: Tough, somewhat waxen, and glossy; bright yellow, sometimes with bright blush. Dots small to large, often irregular, and russet.
Calyx Tube: Urn-shaped.
Core and Seeds: Core medium or below, closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish, emarginate, and tufted. Seeds long, acuminate, and tufted.
Flesh and Flavor: A little yellowish; firm and rather crisp; moderately fine-grained; juicy. Flavor mild subacid mingled with sweet, slightly aromatic. Quality good.
SEASON
November to March in New York state. In the southern states, the variety is classed as an autumn variety.
USES
Not described in source.
SUBTYPES/VARIANTS
Not described in source.
OTHER
Beach notes that the variety "does not appear to be worthy of trial in New York state," despite being mild in flavor and good in quality.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1901–1913) from Arkansas, Illinois
- Yarbrough Bros. , Stephens , Arkansas — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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.