Lallier's Prolific Red
Apple
Lallier's Prolific Red
Origin and History
A new variety raised by Eugene Lallier of Leavenworth, Kansas. Specimens were received from Dr. J. Stayman, who provided firsthand observations of the variety's performance.
Tree
The tree is moderately vigorous, forming a round head. It is unusually productive on rich bottom land, where nearly all others fail. The tree has shown no symptom of blight or disease of any kind.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, oblate, slightly conical.
Skin: Pale greenish yellow, shaded with rather bright red. More or less faint stripes and splashes of rather dull red are present over most of the surface. The skin is covered with numerous light dots in the sun and grayish ones in the shade.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Medium to large, sometimes thinly russeted.
Calyx: Closed, or nearly so.
Basin: Small or medium, slightly corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, half fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Quality: very good.
Core: Small.
Season
October to February.
Uses
Table and market.
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)Lallier's Prolific Red.
A new variety raised by Eugene Lallier, of Leavenworth, Kansas. Specimens received from Dr. J. Stayman, who writes that the tree is moderately vigorous, forming a round head, unusually productive on rich bottom land, where nearly all others fail, and has shown no symptom of blight or disease of any kind; use, table and market.
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conical; skin pale greenish yellow, shaded with rather bright red, more or less faint stripes and splashes of rather dull red over most of the surface, and covered with numerous light dots in the sun and grayish ones in the shade; stalk short; cavity medium to large, sometimes thinly russeted; calyx closed, or nearly so; basin small or medium, slightly corrugated; flesh yellowish, half fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid; very good; core small. October, February.