Hightop
Apple
Hightop
Origin & History
Supposed origin: Wayne County, Indiana.
Fruit Description
Size & Form
Medium to large, flat, roundish, regular.
Surface & Color
Surface smooth. Mixed dull red, striped carmine. Dots scattered, minute.
Flesh & Flavor
Pale yellow, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid, aromatic.
Season & Storage
December, January.
Description from A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), citing Warder.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Hightop.
Supposed origin, Wayne Co., Ind.
Fruit medium to large, flat, roundish, regular. Surface smooth, mixed dull red, striped carmine, dots scattered, minute. Flesh pale yellow, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid, aromatic. December, January. (Warder.)
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