MALTSTER
AppleMALTSTER
Origin and History
Known in 1830. Origin unrecorded. Bunyard suggests probable continental origin.
Tree
Growth habit: Moderate, rather spreading.
Fertility: Good.
Leaves: Oval, upfolded, boldly curved serrate.
Fruit
Size and form: Large, 3 by 2½ inches. Round, flattened, and angular with irregular outline.
Skin: Greenish yellow with slight flush and few scattered broken stripes.
Stem and cavity: Stem medium, seated in a rather deep cavity.
Calyx and basin: Eye closed in a deep ribbed basin.
Flesh and flavor: Crisp to soft, yellowish, of quite good flavour about November. In warm seasons the flavour and texture approach those of the Newtown Pippin; usually of quality sufficient for culinary purposes.
Season and Use
October to January. Classified as culinary or dessert (suited to culinary purposes in most years; dessert quality in warm seasons).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)MALTSTER. Culinary or dessert, October to January, large, 3 by 2½, round flattened and angular, irregular. Colour, greenish yellow with slight flush and few scattered broken stripes. Flesh, crisp to soft, yellowish, of quite good flavour about November. Eye, closed in a deep ribbed basin. Stem, medium in a rather deep cavity. Growth, moderate, rather spreading; fertility good. Leaf, oval, upfolded, boldly curved serrate. Origin, unrecorded. Known in 1830. In warm seasons the flavour and texture approach the Newtown Pippin, but usually it is only good enough for culinary purposes. I think this will probably be found to be of continental origin.