Kinnaird's Choice
Apple
Kinnaird's Choice
Origin/History
Originated on the farm of the late Michael Kinnaird, of Franklin, Tennessee.
Tree
A thrifty, vigorous grower, not very upright or regular, similar to Winesap in habit. An early and annual bearer, producing heavier crops in alternate years.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium, oblate, inclining to conic, slightly angular or obscurely ribbed. Sides sometimes unequal.
Skin Yellow, almost covered with dark rich red. Many small light dots near the crown, and larger dots in smaller number near the base.
Stem Short, small, sometimes accompanied by a lip.
Cavity Wide, deep, russeted.
Calyx Closed.
Basin Large, deep, furrowed.
Flesh and Flavor Yellowish, half fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, rich subacid, slightly aromatic. Quality: very good.
Core and Seeds Core small.
Season
January (storage/ripening month).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 11 catalogs (1891–1918) from Illinois, Missouri, Washington
- Missouri Nursery Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1891
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1896
- J.V. Cotta (Cotta Nursery) , Carroll County , Illinois — 1898
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1898
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1906
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1910
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1911
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1918
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Kinnaird's Choice.
Originated on the farm of the late Michael Kinnaird, of Franklin, Tenn. Tree a thrifty, vigorous grower, not very upright or regular, similar to Winesap; an early and annual bearer, producing heavier crops alternate years.
Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic, slightly angular, or obscurely ribbed, sides sometimes unequal; skin yellow, almost covered with dark rich red, many small light dots near the crown, and larger ones and less number near the base; stalk short, small, sometimes by a lip; cavity wide, deep, russeted; calyx closed; basin large, deep, furrowed; flesh yellowish, half fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, rich subacid, slightly aromatic; very good; core small. January.