Harnish
AppleOrigin and History: From Pennsylvania, said to have originated in Lancaster County.
Fruit: Medium in size. Sources disagree on form: Warder (1867), quoting an earlier edition of Downing, describes it as oblong, oval, and slightly angular, while the revised Downing (1900) describes it as roundish oblate. Skin mostly shaded with dark red, and sprinkled with grayish dots. Flesh compact, tender, not juicy, almost sweet, pleasant. Good.
Season: September to October.
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Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Harnish.
"From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, oblong, oval, slightly angular; Skin mostly shaded with dark red, and sprinkled with grayish dots; Flesh compact, tender, not juicy, almost sweet, pleasant; September to October." — [Downing.]
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Harnish. From Pennsylvania, said to have originated in Lancaster Co. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, mostly shaded with dark red, and sprinkled with grayish dots. Flesh compact, tender, not juicy, almost sweet, pleasant. Good. September to October.