Noregon (Mitchell's 4 A)

Apple

Noregon (Mitchell's 4 A)

Origin and History

Originated at Cresco, northern Iowa, in 1869 or 1870, by J. B. Mitchell. The name is condensed from "New Oregon." According to N.E. Hansen's contemporary account, the variety is "as productive as Duchess and resembling it in tree, but a more robust grower."

Tree

Resembles the Duchess in growth habit but is a more robust grower. Other tree characteristics not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Above medium; roundish, slightly conical, truncated, often inclined.

Skin: Whitish yellow, mostly covered rather thinly with bright crimson stripes and splashes and mixed red on the sunny side.

Lenticels: Very obscure, few, whitish, minute.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Deep, narrow, acute, with stellate russet; the rays sometimes extending out over the base.

Basin: Narrow, shallow, slightly wrinkled around the eye.

Calyx: Half open; segments erect convergent.

Flesh and Flavor: Very white, slightly stained with red next the skin; satiny, tender, juicy; pleasant subacid; quality very good.

Core and Seeds: Core closed, large, sessile, clasping. Cells ovate, entire. Tube funnel-shaped, long, narrow. Stamens marginal. Seeds few, large, long, pointed.

Season

Late fall.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Noregon (Mitchell's 4 A)—Originated at Cresco, northern Iowa, in 1869 or 1870, by J. B. Mitchell: "As productive as Duchess and resembling it in tree, but a more robust grower." Name condensed from "New Oregon."—Fruit above medium, roundish, slightly conical, truncated, often inclined; surface whitish yellow, mostly covered rather thinly with bright crimson stripes and splashes and mixed red on sunny side; dots very obscure, few, whitish, minute; cavity deep, narrow, acute, with stellate russet, the rays sometimes extending out over base; stem short; basin narrow, shallow, slightly wrinkled around the eye; calyx half open, segments erect convergent. Core closed; large, sessile, clasping; cells ovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped, long, narrow; stamens marginal; seeds few, large, long, pointed; flesh very white, slightly stained with red next the skin, satiny, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, very good. Late fall.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Mitchell's 4 A New Oregon