Meach
AppleOrigin & History
From Vermont, specifically received from J. M. Ketchum, Brandon, Vermont (Downing).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Roundish, slightly conic. Warder describes the form as "roundish, conic" rather than "slightly conic."
Skin: Greenish-yellow, striped and mottled with light red, and sprinkled with brown dots.
Stem: Long, rather slender, set in a pretty large cavity.
Cavity: Pretty large.
Calyx: Closed, in a corrugated basin.
Basin: Corrugated.
Flesh & Flavor: Yellowish, rather fine, juicy, mild sub-acid. Warder and Elliott add "rich" and "aromatic" to the flavor description; Downing does not include these terms, rating the variety simply "Good." Thomas describes the flavor as "rich, mild."
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes & Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 4 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Meach.
From Vermont; Fruit large, roundish, conic; Skin greenish-yellow, striped and mottled with light red, and sprinkled with brown dots; Stalk long, rather slender, set in a pretty large cavity; Calyx closed in a corrugated basin; Flesh yellowish, rather fine, juicy, rich, mild, sub-acid, aromatic; October and November.—[Downing.]
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Meach. From J. M. Ketchum, Brandon, Vt. Fruit large, roundish, slightly conic, greenish yellow, striped and mottled with light red, and sprinkled with brown dots. Flesh yellowish, rather fine, juicy, mild subacid. Good. October, November.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Meach. From Vermont. Fruit, large, roundish, slightly conic; skin, greenish yellow, striped and mottled with light red, and sprinkled with brown dots; stalk, long, rather slender, set in a pretty large cavity; calyx, closed in a corrugated basin: flesh, yellowish, rather fine, juicy, rich, mild sub-acid, aromatic. October and November.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Meach. Large, roundish, striped, light red; rich, mild