Otoe Red Streak
Apple
Otoe Red Streak
Origin/History
Originated with James H. Masters, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska.
Tree
Upright spreading grower, forming a round head. An early and abundant bearer annually.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium, roundish oblate, sides sometimes unequal.
Skin: Whitish yellow, nearly covered with light red, many stripes and broken splashes of dark rich red, moderately sprinkled with light and grayish dots.
Stem: Rather short, slender.
Cavity: Large, deep, russeted.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Large, deep, very slightly corrugated.
Flesh & Flavor: Quite white, sometimes a little stained next the skin. Crisp, tender, juicy, mild, sprightly subacid. Quality: good to very good.
Core: Small.
Season
November to May (harvest November, storage until May).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Otoe Red Streak.
Originated with James H. Masters, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. Tree an upright spreading grower, forming a round head; an early and abundant bearer annually.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, sides sometimes unequal; skin whitish yellow, nearly covered with light red, many stripes and broken splashes of dark rich red, moderately sprinkled with light and grayish dots; stalk rather short, slender; cavity large, deep, russeted; calyx closed; basin large, deep, very slightly corrugated; flesh quite white, sometimes a little stained next the skin, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, sprightly subacid; good to very good; core small. November, May.