Pioneer
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Pioneer
Origin and History
From Pennsylvania. (A.J. Downing, 1900)
Fruit
Size and Form:
Medium, roundish oblate conic.
Color and Surface:
Yellow, shaded with light red, and splashed and striped with dark red. Surface bears many small light and gray dots.
Stem and Calyx:
Stalk rather short. Calyx closed.
Flesh and Flavor:
Flesh whitish yellow, tender, and juicy. Flavor is pleasant subacid with slight aromatic character.
Core:
Small.
Season
October, November.
Quality
Good.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 revised edition)
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Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Pioneer. From Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, yellow, shaded with light red, and splashed and striped with dark red, many small light and gray dots. Stalk rather short. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish yellow, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Good. Core small. October, November.