Pineapple
ApplePineapple
Origin / History
Listed as No. 988 in N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902). Origin, Russia.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Conical, angular.
Stem: Long, stout.
Cavity: Wavy, ribbed.
Calyx: Large, segments large.
Basin: Very shallow, often flat, wrinkled.
Skin: Surface yellow.
Dots: White, distinct, minute, some areolar.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, subacid.
Core and seeds: Core open, large. Seeds twelve, large, light brown.
Season
Late fall.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Pineapple (No. 988)—Origin, Russia—Fruit small, conical, angular; surface yellow; dots white, distinct, minute, some areolar; cavity wavy, ribbed; stem long, stout; basin very shallow, often flat, wrinkled; calyx large, segments large. Core open, large; seeds twelve, large, light brown; flesh white, subacid. Late fall.