Kluevskoe (No. 28 M)

Apple

Origin/History

Russia.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate, faintly ribbed.

Surface: Polished, waxen yellow.

Dots: Obscure, minute, white, numerous, with whitish bases, suffused in the semi-transparent skin.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Regular, acute, with large radiating patch of russet.

Basin: Ribbed, with corrugations in bottom.

Calyx: Closed.

Core: Half open.

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine grained, juicy, subacid; quality good.

Season

September.

Uses

Chiefly culinary.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Kluevskoe (No. 28 M)—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium, roundish oblate, faintly ribbed; surface polished, waxen yellow; dots obscure, minute, white, numerous, with whitish bases, suffused in the semi-transparent skin; cavity regular, acute, with large radiating patch of russet; stem short; basin ribbed, corrugations in bottom; calyx closed. Core half open; flesh white, fine grained, juicy, subacid, good. Use chiefly culinary. September.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Gov. list No Gov. list No. 457 Klineff's apple Klinewskoe No. 28 M Shro. to Ia. No. 28