Leithemer Streifling

Apple

Leithemer Streifling

Origin/History Of German origin.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish conical.

Skin: Lemon yellow, overspread, shaded, and striped and splashed with varying shades of red.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Closed.

Basin: Ribbed.

Flesh/Flavor: White, tinged with red, firm, aromatic, sweet.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season December.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Leithemer Streifling.

Of German origin.

Fruit large, roundish conical, lemon yellow, overspread, shaded, and striped and splashed with varying shades of red. Calyx closed. Basin ribbed. Flesh white, tinged with red, firm, aromatic, sweet. December.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)