Jarminite
Apple
Jarminite
Origin/History
Originated on the farm of Jarmin Ballard, in Highland County, Ohio, where it was grown from the seed of Gilpin. (Warder, 1867; corroborated by Downing, 1900.)
Tree
Very vigorous. Productive to excess — Warder characterizes the bearing as "only too productive."
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, regular, oblate or roundish (described by Downing as "oblate roundish").
Stem: Slender, medium to short.
Cavity: Regular, acute.
Calyx/Eye: Medium, closed.
Basin: Regular, wide.
Skin: Smooth, green, partially covered with mixed and striped dull red.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh breaking and firm. Flavor mild sub-acid, almost sweet.
Core/Seeds: Core regular, closed, clasping. Seeds few, large, and dark.
Season
December until March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Warder's figure 96 depicts this variety. Downing's 1900 entry is drawn directly from Warder and adds no independent detail.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Jarminite.
This new fruit originated on the farm of Jarmin Ballard, in Highland County, Ohio, where it was grown from the seed of Gilpin.
The tree is very vigorous, and only too productive.
Fruit medium, regular, oblate, or roundish; Surface smooth, green, partially covered with mixed and striped dull red.
Basin regular, wide; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity regular, acute; Stem slender, medium to short.
Fig. 96.— JARMINITE.
Core regular, closed, clasping; Seeds few, large, dark; Flesh breaking, firm; Mild sub-acid, almost sweet; December until March.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Jarminite.
Origin, Highland Co., Ohio. Tree vigorous, very productive.
Fruit medium, oblate roundish, green, partially covered with mixed and striped dull red. Flesh breaking, firm, mild subacid, almost sweet. December to March. (Warder.)