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AppleKrowser Apple
Origin/History
Originated in Berks County, Pennsylvania, where it is exceedingly popular as a productive winter apple for all purposes.
Tree
Warder describes the tree as vigorous, healthy, large, spreading, and very productive. Elliott characterizes it as a handsome grower and abundant bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Warder gives the size as medium to large; Elliott gives it as medium. Both sources agree on the shape: roundish conic, regular.
Stem/Stalk: Rather short to medium (Warder); rather short (Elliott), inserted in a medium cavity.
Cavity: Medium.
Calyx: Medium, closed.
Basin: Small. Warder describes it as folded; Elliott describes it as corrugated.
Skin: Rather smooth. Pale or whitish yellow ground. Warder states the fruit is nearly covered with red and splashed carmine; Elliott describes the color as striped and splashed with carmine.
Flesh/Flavor: Whitish to white, tender. Warder adds that it is juicy. Flavor is mild sub-acid; Warder further characterizes it as rich and agreeable.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to March.
Uses
A good market fruit (Warder).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Krowser.
Origin Berks County, Pennsylvania, where I found it very popular as a productive winter apple for all purposes.
Tree vigorous, healthy, large, spreading, and very productive.
Fruit medium to large, round, slightly conic, regular; Surface rather smooth, pale yellow, nearly covered with red, and splashed carmine.
Basin small, folded; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity medium; Stem short to medium.
Flesh whitish, tender, juicy; Flavor mild sub-acid, rich, agreeable; Use, a good market fruit; Season, December to March.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Krowser.
Origin, Berks Co., Pa., where it is exceedingly popular. Tree, a handsome grower and abundant bearer. Fruit, medium, roundish conic ; color, whitish yellow, striped and splashed with carmine ; stalk, rather short, inserted in a medium cavity ; calyx, closed ; basin, small and corrugated ; flesh, white, tender, mild sub-acid flavor. December, March.