Longworth's Red Winter
AppleLongworth's Red Winter
Origin and History
Originated with William Longworth, Dubuque, Iowa. The variety arose from Longworth's cultivation and selection. According to Longworth's own account, the tree exhibits hardiness and vigor.
Tree
Hardy, vigorous grower. Form roundish head, inclining to be upright. Bearing habit: early and good bearer annually; bears larger crops on alternate years.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate conical, regular.
Stem: Medium length, slender.
Cavity: Rather large, smooth.
Calyx: Closed or nearly so.
Basin: Medium, slightly corrugated.
Skin: Whitish yellow ground, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark rich red over most of the surface; thickly sprinkled with light dots.
Flesh and Flavor: White, fine. Sometimes veins of red around the core. Tender, juicy. Flavor mild subacid with a slight peculiar quince-like flavor. Quality: very good.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November through February.
Uses
Not described in source.
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)Longworth's Red Winter.
Originated with William Longworth, Dubuque, Iowa, who writes that the tree is hardy, a vigorous grower, with a roundish head, inclining to be upright: an early and good bearer annually, but larger crops on alternate years.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate conical, regular; skin whitish yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark rich red over most of the surface, and thickly sprinkled with light dots; stalk medium, slender; cavity rather large, smooth; calyx closed or nearly so; basin medium, slightly corrugated; flesh white, fine, sometimes veins of red around the core, tender, juicy, mild subacid, having a slight peculiar quince-like flavor; very good. November, February.