Lowland Raspberry
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Lowland Raspberry
Origin/History
A Russian apple. Described and introduced to North American pomological literature largely through the work of Gibb (Iowa Horticultural Society, 1883; Montreal Horticultural Society, 1883; American Pomological Society, 1887) and Hansen (South Dakota Station Bulletin, 1902). Beach (1905) notes that the variety had not, to his knowledge, been tested in New York.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Beach (via Hansen) describes the fruit as medium to large. Thomas describes it as medium. (Sources conflict on upper size range.)
Form: Roundish, conic (Thomas).
Stem: Medium (Thomas).
Cavity: Narrow, acute (Thomas).
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Small (Thomas).
Skin: Clear, waxen white, shaded and marbled with crimson. Beach (via Hansen) further specifies the coloring as light crimson, applied in stripes, shading, and marbling. Thomas describes the ground color as clear waxen white with the crimson applied as shading and marbling.
Flesh/Flavor: Beach (via Hansen) describes the flesh as white, often stained with red, fine, and very tender, with a pleasant mild subacid flavor, almost sweet. Thomas describes the flesh as snow-white, tinged with pink next the skin, tender, fine-grained, crisp, and juicy, with a subacid flavor almost sweet; quality rated good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August. Beach notes the season is as early as that of Yellow Transparent.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)LOWLAND RASPBERRY.
REFERENCES. 1. Gibb, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:438. 2. Ib., Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:94. 3. Ib., Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1887:46. 4. Thomas, 1897:254. fig. 5. U. S. Pom. Bul., 8:18. 1899. 6. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:69. 1902. fig. 7. Budd-Hansen, 1903:117. fig.
SYNONYMS. HIMBEERAPFEL LIEVLANDER (1, 2). Himbeerapfel Lievlander (3). Himbeerapfel Livlander (3). Lievland Raspberry (7). LIVELAND RASPBERRY (4). LIVLAND RASPBERRY (3). LOWLAND RASPBERRY (6). LOWLAND Raspberry (5, 7). Lowland Raspberry (1, 2, 3). No. 340 (1, 2, 6, 7).
A Russian apple which, according to Hansen (6, 7), is medium to large, clear waxen-white, striped, shaded and marbled with light crimson; flesh white, often stained with red, fine, very tender, pleasant mild subacid, almost sweet; season August; as early as Yellow Transparent. We do not know that this variety has been tested in New York.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Lowland Raspberry. Medium, roundish, conic, clear; waxen, white, shaded and marbled crimson; cavity narrow, acute; stem medium; basin small; flesh snow-white, tinged with pink next the skin; tender, fine-grained, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, almost sweet, quality good. Fig. 397. August. Russian.