Kentucky Red
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Kentucky Red
Origin and History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Round.
Skin: Greenish yellow color.
Flesh and Flavor: Good quality.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Autumn.
Uses
Both kitchen and market use.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
A celebrated cider apple of the Hewes type.
View original book sources (1)
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Kentucky Red(6): medium size; form "re"; greenish yellow color; good quality; both kitchen and market use; autumn season.
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