Kansas Sweet

Apple

Origin/History

Seedling raised by B. Atkinson of Leavenworth, Kansas.

Tree

Erect, compact, vigorous, productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Rather large, oblate, slightly conical.

Skin: Greenish yellow, covered with broken stripes of light red and crimson.

Dots: Small, black, scattered.

Stem: Short, rather thick.

Cavity: Regular, wide, deep.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Basin: Shallow.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish white, fine, juicy, crisp, breaking, very tender and pleasant, sugar sweet. Quality excellent.

Core: Medium.

Season

November to January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

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Kansas Sweet.

A seedling raised by B. Atkinson, of Leavenworth, Kansas. Tree erect, compact, vigorous, productive.

Fruit rather large, oblate, slightly conical; skin greenish yellow, covered with broken stripes of light red and crimson; dots small, black, scattered; stalk short, rather thick; cavity regular, wide, deep; calyx small, closed; basin shallow; flesh yellowish white, fine, juicy, crisp, breaking, very tender and pleasant, sugar sweet; quality excellent; core medium. November to January.

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