Peach Pond
ApplePEACH POND
Origin and History
A beautiful autumn sweet apple of excellent quality in season. The variety originated in Dutchess County, New York. It was entered in the Catalogue of the American Pomological Society in 1871 but was dropped from the catalogue in 1899. Although it has long been in cultivation, it has failed to establish itself as a commercial variety in New York and is comparatively little grown for home use.
Tree
Vigorous and spreading in growth habit.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to small. Form slightly conic, rather flat, angular, and a little one-sided.
Stem: Medium to long, slender, green, sometimes knobbed.
Cavity: Acute, deep, regular, brown.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Narrow, regular, wrinkled.
Skin: Smooth, pale yellow lightly covered with mixed striped red and beautifully splashed with crimson.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, very mellow, fine-grained, moderately juicy, rich, sweet, agreeable. Quality very good or almost best.
Season
September to November.
Other
The variety is known under the historical names Peach-Pond Sweet and Peach Pound Sweet, as documented in early sources dating to 1845–1896.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)PEACH POND.
REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1845:91. 2. Thomas, 1849:145. fig. 3. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:36. 1851. 4. Elliott, 1854:151. fig. 5. Hooper, 1857:68. 6. Warder, 1867:476. fig. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1871:8. 8. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:296. 9. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:246. 10. Burrill and McCluer, Ill. Sta. Bul., 45:335. 1896.
SYNONYMS. PEACH POND (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). PEACH-POND SWEET (1, 2). PEACH POUND SWEET (10).
A beautiful autumn sweet apple of excellent quality in season from September to November. The tree is vigorous and spreading. It originated in Dutchess county, N. Y. (1). It was entered in the Catalogue of the American Pomological Society in 1871 and dropped in 1899. Although it has long been in cultivation it has failed to establish itself as a commercial variety in New York and is comparatively little grown for home use.
FRUIT (1, 6). Fruit medium to small. Form slightly conic, rather flat, angular and a little one-sided. Stem medium to long, slender, green, sometimes knobbed. Cavity acute, deep, regular, brown. Calyx small, closed. Basin narrow, regular, wrinkled. Skin smooth, pale yellow lightly covered with mixed striped red and beautifully splashed with crimson. Flesh yellowish, very mellow, fine-grained, moderately juicy, rich, sweet, agreeable, very good or almost best. Season September to November.