MONARCH
AppleMONARCH
Origin / History
MONARCH is said to be a cross of Peasgood's Nonsuch and Wellington. It was introduced by Messrs. Seabrook. E.A. Bunyard described it in A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920), working from specimens supplied by the introducers.
Tree
Growth vigorous, little spreading. Fertility excellent. Leaf very large, round, very boldly doubly crenate.
Fruit
Size: Large to very large, measuring 3¼ by 2⅜ inches.
Form: Flattened round.
Stem: Fairly short.
Cavity: Moderately deep, slightly russet.
Calyx: Eye open.
Basin: Wide, shallow, similar to Wellington.
Skin: Ground color pale yellow, with a bright red flush and fainter striping beneath.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Greenish-white, firm, moderately acid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Culinary, till April.
Uses
Culinary.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)MONARCH. Culinary, till April, large to very large, 3¼ by 2⅜, flattened round. Colour, pale yellow with bright red flush and fainter striping beneath. Flesh, greenish-white, firm, moderately acid. Eye, open in a wide, shallow basin, similar to Wellington. Stem, fairly short in a moderately deep, slightly russet cavity. Growth, vigorous, little spreading; fertility, excellent. Leaf, very large, round, very boldly doubly crenate. Origin, said to be a cross. Peasgood's Nonsuch and Wellington. Introduced by Messrs. Seabrook. I have not yet grown this apple myself but am indebted to the introducers for specimens from which the above description is made.