Moore's Extra

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Moore's Extra

Origin and History

Ohio origin.

Tree

Vigorous. Not an early bearer, but a good bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form Medium to large; roundish, slightly conical, flattened at base.

Stem Short, small.

Cavity Narrow, deep.

Calyx Open. Segments short, erect, separated.

Basin Large, deep, irregular.

Skin Yellow, shaded, sj dashed, and striped with light and dark red. Large light dots.

Flesh and Flavor Yellow, fine-grained, juicy, tender, mild subacid. Very good.

Core Small.

Season

December to March.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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

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Moore's Extra. Origin, Ohio. Tree vigorous, not an early but a good bearer. Fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly conical, flattened at base. Color yellow, shaded, sj dashed, and striped with light and dark red, large light dots. Stalk short, small. Cavity narrow, deep. Calyx open. Segments short, erect, separated. Basin large, deep, irregular. Flesh yellow, fine-grained, juicy, tender, mild subacid. Core small. Very good. December, March.

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

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