Oakton
AppleOakton Apple
Origin and History
Found in an old orchard at the Iowa Experiment Station. Documented by N.E. Hansen in A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, regular, oblate.
Skin: Greenish yellow surface with short splashes and dots of dull crimson. Dots dark, minute, and numerous.
Cavity: Regular, slightly russeted.
Stem: Short.
Basin: Abrupt, regular, wavy.
Calyx: Closed; segments divergent.
Core: Quite small, open, clasping.
Flesh and Flavor: White, fine grained, juicy. Subacid. Quality good.
Season
Late winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Oakton—Fruit medium, regular, oblate; surface greenish yellow, with short splashes and dots of dull crimson; dots dark, minute, numerous; cavity regular, slightly russeted; stem short; basin abrupt, regular, wavy; calyx closed, segments divergent. Core quite small, open, clasping; flesh white, fine grained, juicy, subacid, good. Late winter. In old orchard, Iowa Experiment Station.