Illinois Greening
AppleIllinois Greening
Origin and History
Originated with Joseph Curtis, of Paris, Illinois.
Tree
Hardy, vigorous, upright growth habit with somewhat spreading form. Produces large crops annually.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large; oblate to roundish oblate, sometimes a little oblique.
Skin: Greenish yellow, often shaded with dull red in the sun; a few light and brown dots distributed over the surface.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Medium depth; slight russet present.
Calyx: Half open.
Basin: Large, deep, nearly smooth.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish; half fine texture, rather compact, moderately juicy, subacid. Quality rated as good.
Core and Seeds: Core small. Seeds not described in source.
Season and Storage
Keeps from January through April, indicating use as a late-keeping winter apple.
Uses
Valuable as a late-keeping market apple in its locality.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Doubtless same as Curtis Greening.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Illinois Greening.
Originated with Joseph Curtis, of Paris, Ill. Tree hardy, vigorous, upright, somewhat spreading, produces large crops annually, valuable as a late keeping market apple in its locality.
Fruit large, oblate, to roundish oblate, sometimes a little oblique; skin greenish yellow, often a shade of dull red in the sun, and a few light and brown dots; stalk short; cavity medium, slight russet; calyx half open; basin large, deep, nearly smooth; flesh yellowish, half fine, rather compact, moderately juicy, subacid; good; core small. January, April.