Leipsic Borsdorf

Apple

Leipsic Borsdorf

Origin/History

Imported from Russia. The name indicates German origin.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Very small, round, slightly tapering.

Stem: Long.

Cavity: Wide, regular, shallow, with some radiating russet.

Basin: Wide, with few minute wrinkles.

Calyx: Closed.

Skin: Surface yellow, with faint bronze blush. Dots obscure, few, white, minute.

Core and Seed Cavity: Cells obovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal.

Flesh and Flavor: White, subacid, good.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Leipsic Borsdorf—Imported from Russia, name indicates German origin—Fruit very small, round, slightly tapering; surface yellow, with faint bronze blush; dots obscure, few, white, minute; cavity wide, regular, shallow, some radiating russet; stem long; basin wide, few minute wrinkles; calyx closed. Cells obovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh white, subacid, good. Winter.

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

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