Pfeiffer
ApplePfeiffer
Origin/History
From Berks County, Pennsylvania. Source: F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Below medium, roundish.
Stem: Slender.
Cavity: Narrow.
Calyx: Rather large.
Basin: Wide, moderately deep, plaited.
Skin: Sparsely streaked with red on a yellowish green ground. On the shaded parts, the streaks are more numerous. On the side exposed to the sun, the ground color is fawn.
Flesh and Flavor: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Perhaps not identical. W. and D. differ in description.
View original book sources (1)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Pfeiffer.
From Berks County, Pennsylvania. Size, below medium, roundish; sparsely streaked with red on a yellowish green ground, (on the shaded parts, the streaks being more numerous,) and on a fawn colored ground, on the side exposed to the sun; stem, slender; narrow cavity; calyx, rather large; basin, wide, moderately deep, plaited. July.