Mountain Beauty
AppleMountain Beauty
Origin and History
Originated with the late Stephen Ferguson, near Keswick Depot, Virginia. Said to be much esteemed in the locality of its origin.
Tree
Vigorous with stout shoots, spreading habit. Bears abundantly on alternate years.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or below; oblate, somewhat depressed.
Stem: Very short, moderately stout.
Cavity: Broad, moderately deep, russeted.
Basin: Broad, not very deep, smooth.
Skin: Smooth, whitish, shaded with light and dark rich red (purplish red where exposed). Obscure stripes and splashes on the shaded side. Many light dots, a few areolate.
Flesh: White, half fine, tender, juicy.
Flavor: Mild subacid, inclining to sweet. Quality very good.
Core: Small.
Season
December, January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Mountain Beauty.
Originated with the late Stephen Ferguson, near Keswick Depot, Va. Tree vigorous, with stout shoots, spreading, bearing abundantly on alternate years; it is a beautiful apple, and said to be much esteemed in the locality of its origin.
Fruit medium or below, oblate, somewhat depressed; skin smooth, whitish, shaded with light and dark rich red (purplish red where exposed), with some obscure stripes and splashes on the shaded side, and many light dots, a few being areole; stalk very short, moderately stout; cavity broad, moderate deep, russetted; basin broad, not very deep, smooth; flesh white, half fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid, inclining to sweet; quality very good; core small. December, January.