Longville's Kernel
AppleLongville's Kernel
Origin/History
English origin (Downing). Elliott describes it only as "Foreign."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Rather below medium (Downing; Elliott: below medium).
Form: Oval, rather flattened.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Downing describes the ground color as greenish yellow, streaked with pale brownish red and a few streaks of bright red. Elliott describes the coloring more summarily as brownish red on yellow.
Flesh/Flavor: Firm, subacid. Downing additionally notes the flesh is yellow and slightly perfumed.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Also known historically as Sam's Crab (both sources).
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Longville's Kernel.
Sam's Crab.
English. Fruit rather below medium size, oval, rather flattened, greenish yellow, streaked with pale brownish red, with a few streaks of bright red. Flesh firm, yellow, slightly perfumed, subacid. Good August and September.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Longville's Kernel. Sam's Crab. Foreign. Below medium, oval flattened, brownish red on yellow; flesh, firm, sub-acid. August, September.