Kansas Queen

Origin/History

Raised by Burrell Atkinson of Leavenworth, Kansas.

Tree

Hardy and vigorous, forming a handsome open head. Very productive.

Fruit

Size and Form

Downing describes the fruit as medium, roundish, slightly conical, and slightly angular. Thomas describes it as large. These accounts conflict on size.

Stem

Short and slender.

Cavity

Deep, rather narrow.

Calyx

Closed or nearly so.

Basin

Medium, corrugated.

Skin

Downing describes the skin as entirely covered with light and dark red, sometimes almost purplish in the sun, moderately sprinkled with small light and gray dots. Thomas describes the fruit as yellow, nearly covered with crimson — suggesting a yellow ground color partially visible beneath the red overspread, and using "crimson" rather than Downing's "light and dark red."

Flesh and Flavor

Flesh quite white, rather firm, juicy, brisk subacid. Quality rated good.

Core and Seeds

Core rather large.

Season

August and September (Downing); early autumn (Thomas).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.