John Carter

Apple

Origin

Origin uncertain, grown in Connecticut.

Tree

Vigorous and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish conic.

Skin: Yellow, marbled, striped, and splashed with crimson.

Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, juicy, with a mild subacid flavor.

Season

September.

Uses

Good.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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John Carter.

Origin uncertain, grown in Connecticut. Tree vigorous and productive.

Fruit large, roundish conic, yellow, marbled, striped, and splashed with crimson. Flesh white, tender, juicy, with a mild subacid flavor. Good. September.

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