Macomber
AppleMacomber
Origin/History
Originated in Guilford, Maine. Elliott's entry explicitly cites Downing as its source, so the two descriptions below are not independent records.
Tree
A good annual bearer.
Fruit
Size: Full medium.
Form: Oblate, angular.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Large.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Large and regular.
Skin: Yellowish, shaded and striped with red.
Flesh/Flavor: White, fine-grained, tender, subacid. Quality rated Good (Downing).
Core/Seeds: Core small (Downing). Not mentioned by Elliott.
Season
December to January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Macomber.
Origin, Guilford, Maine. Tree a good annual bearer.
Fruit full medium, oblate, angular, yellowish, shaded and striped with red. Stalk short. Cavity large. Calyx closed. Basin large and regular. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, subacid. Good. Core small. December, January.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Macomber.
Origin, Guilford, Maine. Fruit, full medium, oblate angular ; skin, yellowish, shaded and striped with red ; stalk, short ; cavity, large ; calyx, closed; basin, large and regular; flesh, white, fine-grained, tender; flavor sub-acid, December to January. (Downing.)