Harnish

Apple

Harnish

Origin/History

Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. All three sources attribute the variety to this origin, citing Downing as the authority.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Conflicting accounts. Downing (1900) gives "roundish oblate." Warder (1867, citing Downing) and Elliott (1865, citing Downing) both give "oblong oval, slightly angular." As Warder and Elliott both cite Downing as their source, the roundish oblate description in the 1900 edition of Downing may represent a revision or correction to the earlier characterization.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Mostly shaded with dark red, and sprinkled with grayish dots.

Flesh/Flavor: Compact, tender, not juicy, almost sweet, pleasant. Quality rated Good (Downing).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September to October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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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.]

— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)

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.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Harnish.

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. From Pennsylvania, said to have originated in Lancaster County. (Downing.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)