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Orel

Apple

Origin/History Tested at Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC; planted in Spring 1895.

Tree Vigorous grower.

Fruit

  • Size: Large
  • Form: Flatish conical
  • Skin: Greenish yellow, splashed with red over nearly the whole surface
  • Flesh: White, coarse, juicy, sub-acid

Season August

Uses Good cooking apple.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

  • Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
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Planted Spring 1895. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit large, flatish conical. Skin greenish yellow, splashed over nearly the whole surface with red. Flesh white, coarse, juicy, sub-acid. A good cooking apple. Season August.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)