Helen's Favorite

Apple

Helen's Favorite

Origin/History

Originated at Troy, Ohio. Downing's entry cites Elliott as the source; Elliott in turn credits A. H. Ernst (manuscript).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Roundish.

Skin: Dark red shades, with light spots (Elliott).

Stem: Short and slender (Elliott).

Cavity: Deep (Elliott).

Calyx: Small (Elliott).

Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh/Flavor: White, streaked with red; tender and juicy. Rated "very good" (Elliott); Thomas rates the flesh simply "good."

Core: Compact (Elliott).

Seeds: Small (Elliott).

Season

January and February.

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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Helen's Favorite.

From Troy, Ohio.

Fruit medium, roundish, dark red shades. Flesh white, streaked with red, tender, juicy. January, February. (Elliott.)

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

Helen's Favorite.

From Troy, Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish, dark red shades, light spots, stem, short, slender ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small ; core, compact ; seeds, small ; flesh, white, streaked with red, tender, juicy ; "very good." January and February. (A. H. Ernst, Ms.)

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

Helen's Favorite. Medium, roundish, dark red; flesh white, good. Winter. Ohio.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)