Mills

Apple

Mills

Origin / History Grown by Whitney Mills in Litchfield, Minnesota, from seed of Transcendent crab furnished by L. E. Day.

Tree Very upright habit. Good annual bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form Medium, regular, roundish.

Skin Yellow surface, striped and splashed with red in the Duchess type of coloring. Dots minute, white, very obscure.

Cavity Regular, acute, with a radiating patch of russet.

Stem Medium.

Basin Wide, shallow, somewhat wavy and wrinkled.

Calyx Half open.

Core Closed, nearly sessile. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.

Flesh and Flavor White, juicy, subacid, good.

Season October.

Storage Will not keep as long as Wealthy.

Uses Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Mills—Grown by Whitney Mills, Litchfield, Minnesota, from Transcendent crab, seed furnished by L. E. Day. Tree very upright, a good annual bearer—Fruit medium, regular, roundish; surface yellow, striped and splashed red (Duchess type of coloring); dots minute, white, very obscure; cavity regular, acute, with radiating patch of russet; stem medium; basin wide, shallow, somewhat wavy and wrinkled; calyx half open. Core closed, nearly sessile; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh white, juicy, subacid, good. October. Will not keep as long as Wealthy.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Mills Seedling