Ketchum's Favorite

Apple

Ketchum's Favorite

Origin/History

Originated on the farm of Mr. Ketchum, Sudbury, Vermont.

Tree

Vigorous and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium. The two sources conflict on form: Downing describes the fruit as roundish oblate; Elliott (citing Downing) describes it as irregularly oval, inclining to conic.

Stem: Of medium length, inserted in a narrow cavity surrounded by russet.

Cavity: Narrow, lined with russet.

Calyx: Closed.

Basin: Deep and narrow.

Skin: Light waxen yellow, slightly shaded with a rosy blush, irregularly sprinkled with carmine dots.

Flesh/Flavor: White. Downing describes the flesh as mild, tender, juicy, and subacid, rating the variety Good. Elliott describes the flavor as very mild, rich, and excellent.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September to January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Ketchum's Favorite.

Origin, farm of Mr. Ketchum, in Sudbury, Vt. Tree vigorous and productive.

Fruit medium, roundish oblate, light waxen yellow, slightly shaded with rosy blush, irregularly sprinkled with carmine dots. Flesh white, mild, tender, juicy, subacid. Good. September to January.

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

Ketchum's Favorite.

Origin, farm of Mr. Ketchum, Sudbury, Vt. Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit, medium, irregularly oval, inclining to conic; skin, light waxen yellow, slightly shaded with rosy blush, irregularly sprinkled with carmine dots; stalk of medium length, inserted in a narrow cavity, surrounded by russet; calyx, closed; basin, deep and narrow; flesh, white, with a very mild, rich, and excellent flavor. September to January. (Downing.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)