Pineapple

Apple

Origin/History

Russia.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Conical, angular.

Skin: Yellow; white, distinct, minute dots, 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/Flavor: White, subacid.

Season

Late fall.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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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.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Ananasnoe Gov. list No. 988 No. 988