Maria Bush
AppleMaria Bush
Origin/History
Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. No further history described in sources.
Tree
A healthy grower and good bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish oblate.
Stem: Slender.
Cavity: Large.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Abrupt and open.
Skin: Yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed with red; thinly sprinkled with russet dots.
Flesh/Flavor: White, very tender, juicy, subacid. Quality rated Good (Downing).
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
The two sources (Elliott 1865 and Downing 1900) are nearly verbatim identical; the description above reflects their agreement. Elliott does not include an explicit quality rating; Downing rates the variety Good.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Maria Bush.
Origin, Lancaster, Co., Pa. A healthy grower and good bearer.
Fruit large, roundish oblate, yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed with red, and thinly sprinkled with russet dots. Stem slender. Cavity large. Basin abrupt and open. Flesh white, very tender, juicy, subacid. Good. October, November.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Maria Bush.
Origin, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. A healthy grower and good bearer. Fruit, large, roundish oblate; skin, yellow shaded, striped and splashed with red, and thinly sprinkled with russet dots; stem, slender; cavity, large basin, abrupt and open; flesh, white, very tender, juicy, sub-acid. October and November.