Myer's Nonpareil
AppleMyer's Nonpareil
Origin/History
The original tree was cultivated in the orchard of Mr. Bowman, Massillon, Ohio, and was over fifty years old at the time of Elliott's writing (1865). The variety is known locally as Ohio Nonpareil and Cattail Apple. Some contemporaries claimed it was identical to Cogswell, but Elliott explicitly disputes this — Myer's Nonpareil fruits only in fall and the tree grows far more upright than Cogswell. Elliott considered it "one of the most valuable of Fall apples."
Tree
Straight, stout growth, forming a compact head. An annual bearer producing fruit uniform in size.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Roundish, flattened
Color: Red and yellow, marbled and splashed
Stem: Medium
Cavity: Regular
Calyx: Partially open
Basin: Not deep
Flesh: Yellowish white, tender, juicy, sub-acid
Flavor: "Best"
Season
October to December
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Myer's Nonpareil.
Ohio Nonpareil, | Cattail Apple.
The original tree, in orchard of Mr. Bowman, Massillon, O., is over fifty years old. It has been claimed as identical with "Cogswell," but it is only a Fall fruit, and the tree a far more upright grower. In our experience, it is one of the most valuable of Fall apples. Tree, straight, stout growth, forming a compact head; an annual bearer of fruit uniform in size. Fruit, large, roundish flattened; red and yellow marbled and splashed: stem, medium; cavity, regular; calyx, partially open; basin, not deep; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy, sub-acid; "best." October to December.