Milch
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Milch
Origin / History
Described by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) as "An extremely beautiful German Apple, recently introduced." Downing gives the names Braunschweiger Milch and Milch Apfel.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium to large.
Form: Roundish.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Waxy white, with crimson stripes and dots on the sunny side.
Dots: Crimson dots on the sunny side.
Flesh and flavor: White, tender, crisp, subacid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Milch.
Braunschweiger Milch. Milch Apfel.
An extremely beautiful German Apple, recently introduced.
Fruit medium to large, roundish, waxy white, with crimson stripes and dots on the sunny side. Flesh white, tender, crisp, subacid. August.