Morgan White
Apple
Morgan White
Origin/History
Origin unknown. The variety was sent from Morgan County, Illinois, by Professor J. B. Turner, of Jacksonville. Downing's description (1900) cites Warder as the source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, globular, somewhat flattened, irregularly ribbed, and uneven.
Stem: Short to medium.
Cavity: Deep, acute, wavy.
Calyx: Eye small but long, closed.
Basin: Abrupt, ribbed.
Skin: Surface smooth, greenish, marked with gray striæ, rarely a faint blush. Dots white, large.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh greenish white, breaking, tender, fine-grained, juicy. Flavor acid to sub-acid, agreeable. Quality good.
Core/Seeds: Core small, very wide, open, clasping; axis short. Seeds numerous, plump, short.
Season
September to January.
Uses
Kitchen and table.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Illustrated as Fig. 251 in Warder's American Pomology (1867).
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Possibly identical with: Morgan
View original book sources (2)
— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Morgan White.
Origin unknown. Sent from Morgan County, Illinois, by Professor J. B. Turner, of Jacksonville. Fruit large, globular, somewhat flattened, irregular, ribbed, uneven; Surface smooth, greenish, marked with gray striæ, rarely a faint blush; Dots white, large.
Fig. 251.—MORGAN WHITE.
Basin abrupt, ribbed; Eye small but long, closed. Cavity deep, acute, wavy; Stem short to medium. Core small, very wide, open, clasping; Axis short; Seeds numerous, plump, short; Flesh greenish white, breaking, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor acid to sub-acid, agreeable; Quality good; Use, kitchen and table; Season, September to January.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Morgan White.
Origin unknown.
Fruit large, globular, somewhat flattened, irregularly ribbed, uneven, greenish, marked with gray stripes, rarely a faint blush. Dots white, large. Flesh greenish white, breaking, tender, juicy, acid to subacid. Good. September to January. (Warder.)