Judson.

(Thompson's Seedling No. 29)

Judson (Thompson's Seedling No. 29)—Originated in Grundy county, northern Iowa, by J. S. B. Thompson—Fruit large, roundish oblong conical, regular; surface greenish yellow, mostly covered with dark red, with crimson stripes and splashes on sunny side; dots distinct, white, few, small; cavity regular, medium deep, slightly acuminate, with much stellate russet; stem long; basin shallow, narrow, abrupt, ribbed and minutely wrinkled; calyx half open, segments erect convergent. Core half open; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, short, plump; some imperfect, flesh white, subacid, good. Winter.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

JUDSON.

REFERENCES. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1899:17. 2. Ib., Rpt., 1901:49. 3. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:62. 1902. fig. 4. Budd-Hansen, 1903:108. fig.

SYNONYMS. JUDSON (1, 2, 3, 4). Thompson's Seedling No. 29 (3, 4).

Fruit large, green or yellowish, more or less covered with red, not especially attractive in appearance and only fair to good in quality. Season October to December. Not valuable enough to be worthy of trial in New York except perhaps in those districts where superior hardiness is particularly desirable.

Historical. Originated in Grundy county, Iowa, by J. S. B. Thompson.

TREE.

Tree moderately vigorous with short, moderately stout, somewhat drooping branches. Form open, roundish to spreading. Twigs above medium to short, somewhat curved, medium to stout, rather pubescent with large terminal buds; internodes medium or below. Bark brown or reddish-brown tinged with olive-green, heavily coated with gray scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels quite numerous, rather conspicuous, medium or below, round or irregularly elongated, not raised. Buds prominent, large to medium, broad, plump, obtuse, free or nearly so, pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit large or very large, fairly uniform in size but not in shape. Form roundish conical or a little inclined to oblong, indistinctly ribbed, irregular; sides often unequal. Stem short to medium, thick. Cavity very acuminate, deep, moderately narrow to rather broad, somewhat furrowed, irregularly russeted, frequently compressed. Calyx large, usually somewhat open. Basin moderately deep to deep, medium in width, very abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled. Skin smooth, rather tough, clear bright yellow washed with red which sometimes deepens to a pinkish blush, striped and splashed with carmine and mottled over the base with dull scarf-skin. Dots scattering, small to large, pale gray, conspicuous. Prevailing effect greenish-yellow; not particularly attractive. Calyx tube long, wide, funnel-shape. Stamens variable but usually median. Core rather small, usually abaxile; cells sometimes unsymmetrical, wide open; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly ovate to elliptical, emarginate, sometimes tufted. Seeds rather dark brown, small to medium, rather numerous, very short, very plump, obtuse. Flesh nearly white, firm, rather coarse, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid, fair to good. Season October to December.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Judson (Thompson's Seedling No.29). — Originated in Grundy County, northern Iowa, by J. S. B. Thompson. In fall of 1861 Mrs. Thompson saved the seed in her father's orchard of seedlings in New York. Fruit large, roundish oblong, conical, regular; surface greenish yellow, mostly covered with dark red with crimson stripes and splashes on sunny side; dots distinct, white, few, small; cavity regular, medium deep, slightly acuminate with much stellate russet; stem long; basin shallow, narrow, abrupt, ribbed and minutely wrinkled; calyx half open; segments erect convergent. Core half open; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, short, plump, some imperfect; flesh white, subacid, good. Winter. (See Grundy.)

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)

Judson. Size: large. Form: conical. Color: green, striped or splashed with red. Quality: good. Use: both kitchen and market. Season: early autumn.

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)