Maggie's Favorite
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Maggie's Favorite
Origin and History
An old variety that originated on the farm of Anson Purple, Westfield, Pennsylvania. Although characterized as a first-class summer and fall apple, it has not been widely disseminated beyond the neighborhood of its origin. Also known as King of the Rambos.
Tree
Vigorous grower making a large spreading head. Bears very full crops on alternate years.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or above, roundish oblate, nearly regular.
Skin: Pale yellow at full maturity, shaded with light red, bearing short stripes and splashes of dark red over half or more of the surface. Surface marked with many large yellowish and brown dots, a portion of which are areole.
Stem: Short, rather stout.
Cavity: Medium, regular, with slight greenish russet.
Calyx: Open.
Basin: Medium, roundish, deep.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, fine, tender, and juicy. Flavor very pleasant subacid with slight aromatic character. Quality very good.
Core: Small or medium.
Season
Ripens in September. Keeps well.
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)Maggie's Favorite. King of the Rambos.
An old variety originating on the farm of Anson Purple, Westfield, Penn., and although a first-class summer and fall apple, it appears not to have been widely disseminated out of the neighborhood of its origin. Tree a vigorous grower, making a large spreading head, bearing very full crops on alternate years.
Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate, nearly regular; skin pale yellow at full maturity, shaded with light red, having short stripes and splashes of dark red over half or more of the surface, and many large yellowish and brown dots, a portion being areole; stalk short, rather stout; cavity medium, regular, slight greenish russet; calyx open; basin medium, roundish, deep; flesh whitish, fine, tender, juicy, very pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic and very good quality; core small or medium. Ripens in September and keeps well.