Metoisee
AppleMetoisee
Origin / History
Described by Coxe in 1817 as "Metoisee, or French Crab." Downing calls it "an old variety, of little value."
Tree
Tree of moderate growth and regular form; foliage dark and luxuriant. The fruit hangs on the tree very late in the fall (Coxe), "quite late in autumn" (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium, or middling.
Form: Oblong.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth (Coxe). A fair red apple, streaked with a dark shade of red mingled with yellow (Coxe); yellow, shaded over with red (Downing).
Dots: Blossom end full of yellow spots (Coxe).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh juicy; rich and well flavored (Coxe). "Good flavor" (Downing).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Keeps "remarkably wel[l]" (Coxe).
Uses
A fine baking apple (Coxe); good flavor for baking (Downing).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817) — listed as Metoisee, Or French Crab
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Metoiree
View original book sources (2)
— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 91. METOISEE, OR FRENCH CRAB.
Is a fair red apple of middling size; the skin is smooth, streaked with a dark shade of red, mingled with yellow—the form is oblong, the blossom end is full of yellow spots, the flesh is rich, juicy and well flavoured; a fine baking apple, and keeps remarkably wel. The tree is of moderate growth and regular form, the foliage dark and luxuriant—the fruit hangs on the tree very late in the fall.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Metoiree. French Crab. An old variety, of little value. Tree of moderate growth, holding its fruit quite late in autumn. Fruit medium, oblong, yellow, shaded over with red. Flesh juicy. Good flavor for baking.