Kentucky Red Streak
AppleOrigin and History
Origin obscure, supposed Tennessee.
Tree
Upright, vigorous, and productive annually.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium, roundish, slightly inclining to conic.
Skin Greenish yellow, shaded with dull purplish red, and indistinctly splashed and striped. Thickly sprinkled with large light dots, having gray centres; sometimes the number of dots give appearance almost as if mottled.
Stem (Stalk) Medium.
Cavity Not described in source.
Calyx Closed.
Basin Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor Whitish, tender, juicy, mild subacid. Quality good to very good.
Core and Seeds Core small.
Season
December to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Kentucky Red Streak. Winter Red Streak ? Bradford's Best. Selma ? Origin obscure, supposed Tennessee. Tree upright, vigorous, and productive annually. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly inclining to conic, greenish yellow, shaded with dull purplish red, and indistinctly splashed and striped, thickly sprinkled with large light dots, having gray centres, sometimes the number of dots give appearance almost as if mottled. Stalk medium. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, mild subacid. Core small. Good to very good. December to March.