Marquis of Lorne
Apple
Origin/History
Raised from seed of the Gravenstein by William Sutton, of Port Williams, Nova Scotia.
Tree
Very vigorous, making a large spreading tree. Rather late coming into bearing, but produces good crops annually when established.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large to very large, roundish oblate.
Skin: Smooth, whitish yellow, shaded and mottled with a few broken splashes and stripes of light and dark bright red over most of the surface; a few light and brown dots.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Large, deep, russeted.
Calyx: Large, open.
Basin: Large, irregular or ribbed.
Flesh and Flavor: White, rather coarse, breaking, tender, juicy. Lively subacid. Quality: good to very good.
Core: Medium.
Season
November.
Uses
Valuable for market and culinary uses.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)MARQUIS OF LORNE.
Raised from seed of the Gravenstein by William Sutton, of Port Williams, Nova Scotia. Tree very vigorous, making a large spreading tree; it is rather late coming into bearing, but produces good crops annually when established; valuable for market and culinary uses.
Fruit large to very large, roundish oblate; skin smooth, whitish yellow, shaded, mottled, and a few broken splashes and stripes of light and dark bright red over most of the surface, with a few light and brown dots; stalk short; cavity large, deep, russeted; calyx large, open; basin large, irregular or ribbed; flesh white, rather coarse, breaking, tender, juicy, lively subacid; good to very good; core medium. November.