Passe Pomme d'Automne

Apple

Passe Pomme d'Automne

Origin / History

Of German origin. The description appears in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition), where it is credited to Hogg.

Tree

Tree vigorous, productive.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Medium, roundish, slightly oblate, ribbed.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellowish, shaded and striped with rich red in the sun.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh very white, tinged with red, tender, juicy, vinous, excellent for cooking.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Excellent for cooking.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Passe Pomme d'Automne.

Passe Pomme Rouge d'Automne. Generale. Pomme d'Outre Passe. Passe Pomme Cotellee. Herbststrich Apfel. Rother Herbststrichapfel.

Of German origin. Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly oblate, ribbed, yellowish, shaded and striped with rich red in the sun. Flesh very white, tinged with red, tender, juicy, vinous, excellent for cooking. September. (Hogg.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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