Jarminite
Apple
Jarminite
Origin/History
Jarminite originated on the farm of Jarmin Ballard, in Highland County, Ohio, where it was grown from the seed of Gilpin. It is described by Warder (1867), and the Downing (1900) entry cites Warder as its source.
Tree
The tree is very vigorous and only too productive.
Fruit
Size and Form
Fruit medium, regular, oblate, or roundish.
Stem
Stem slender, medium to short.
Cavity
Cavity regular, acute.
Calyx and Eye
Eye medium, closed.
Basin
Basin regular, wide.
Skin
Surface smooth, green, partially covered with mixed and striped dull red.
Flesh and Flavor
Flesh breaking, firm. Mild sub-acid, almost sweet.
Core and Seeds
Core regular, closed, clasping. Seeds few, large, dark.
Season
December until March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Warder's 1867 account includes a figure reference: Fig. 96 — JARMINITE.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— 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.)