Pioneer
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin and History
From Pennsylvania.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish oblate conic.
Stem (Stalk): Rather short.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, shaded with light red, and splashed and striped with dark red. Many small light and gray dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish yellow, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Quality rated Good.
Core and Seeds: Core small.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1900–1901) from Illinois
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
View original book sources (1)
— 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.