Methodist

Apple

Methodist

Origin/History

Originated in Connecticut. All three sources agree on this provenance.

Tree

Vigorous and productive. (Downing only; Elliott and Thomas do not describe the tree.)

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium size, oblong oval. All three sources agree.

Skin: Greenish, marbled and striped with red. (Downing and Elliott; Thomas notes only "greenish, striped.")

Flesh/Flavor: White, tender, mild subacid, not rich. (Downing and Elliott; Thomas agrees on flavor character.) Downing rates it Good.

Cavity, Stem, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds, Dots: Not described in source.

Season

November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Methodist. From Connecticut. Tree vigorous and productive, medium size, oblong oval, greenish, marbled and striped with red. Flesh white, tender, mild subacid, not rich. Good. November.

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

Methodist. From Connecticut. Medium size, oblong oval; skin, greenish, marbled and striped with red; flesh, white, tender, mild sub-acid, not rich. November.

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

Methodist. Medium, oblong oval, greenish, striped; mild sub-acid, not rich. November. Conn.

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