Mumper Vandervere
AppleMumper Vandervere
Origin & History
Originated on the farm of John Mumper near Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. Named for the Mumper family farm where it was discovered.
Tree Characteristics
Tree is strong and vigorous, with a round, rather spreading open head. An abundant bearer, though fruiting occurs in alternate years. Produces fruit of uniform size.
Fruit Description
Size and Form: Fruit is medium in size, oblate or roundish oblate in shape, regular and symmetrical, flattened at the ends.
Skin: Pale greenish yellow ground color with rather faint shading. Striped and splashed with light red. Moderately sprinkled with large light and gray dots distributed across the surface.
Stalk: Rather short and small.
Cavity: Medium in depth, often with a slight greenish tint.
Calyx: Large and open.
Basin: Broad and rather deep, with a corrugated (ridged) surface.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh is whitish in color, coarse in texture, and compact. Moderately juicy with a brisk subacid flavor.
Core: Close and small.
Season & Storage
Ripens in December and keeps in storage through April, making it a notably long-keeping variety well-suited for winter storage.
Uses
Valued chiefly for its late keeping qualities, making it suitable for both market sale and kitchen use.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Mumper Vandervere.
Origin, on the farm of John Mumper, near Dillsburg, Pa.; tree strong and vigorous, making a round, rather spreading open head; an abundant bearer alternate years of fair fruit of uniform size; valued chiefly for its late keeping, market, and kitchen use.
Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate, regular, flattened at the ends; skin pale greenish yellow, rather faintly shaded, striped and splashed with light red, and moderately sprinkled with large light and gray dots; stalk rather short, small; cavity medium, often a little greenish; calyx large, open; basin broad, rather deep, corrugated; flesh whitish, coarse, compact, moderately juicy, brisk subacid; core close and small. December, April.