McHenry

Apple

McHenry

Origin / History

Origin, Hamilton Co., Ohio (Elliott, whose entry carries the authority "Jackson"); Elizabethtown, Indiana (Downing).

Tree

Growth upright and free; moderately productive. Thomas gives growth free.

Fruit

Size: Not described in source.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Color similar to American Summer Pearmain.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Quality similar to American Summer Pearmain.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September to December. Thomas adds that it keeps till winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Thomas: resembles American Summer Pearmain.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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McHenry. Origin, Hamilton Co., Ohio. Growth upright and free, moderately productive ; color, and quality similar to American Summer Pearmain. September to December. (Jackson.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

McHenry. Origin, Elizabethtown, Indiana. Growth upright and free, moderately productive. Color and quality similar to American Summer Pearmain. September to December.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

McHenry. Resembles American Summer Pearmain—keeps till winter. Growth free.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)