Pound Royale
Apple
Pound Royale
Origin/History
Received from H. N. Gillett, of Lawrence County, Ohio. Has long been considered one of the very best summer apples along the Ohio River.
Tree
A pretty good grower. Early and constant bearer; very productive. Shoots dark. Foliage dark.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, conical, slightly angular.
Skin: Smooth, glossy, greenish. Dots small, green, indented.
Cavity: Acute, wavy, brown.
Stem: Medium; sometimes knobby.
Basin: Medium, folded.
Calyx: Eye medium, closed. Segments long, reflexed.
Core: Small, closed or slightly open, meeting the eye.
Seeds: Numerous, pointed, dark.
Flesh: White, very tender, juicy.
Flavor: Very mild sub-acid, delicious.
Quality: Very good to best.
Season
August.
Uses
Table, kitchen.
Other
This variety is distinct from Pound Royal of Downing, which is a winter-keeping fruit.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Differs from Pound Royal, says Dr. Warder.
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Pound Royale.
This fine summer apple, received from H. N. Gillett, of Lawrence County, Ohio, has long been considered one of the very best summer apples along the Ohio River.
Fig. 171.—POUND ROYALE.
Tree a pretty good grower, an early and constant bearer, very productive; Shoots dark, foliage dark.
Fruit large, conical, slightly angular; Surface smooth, glossy, greenish; Dots small, green, indented.
Basin medium, folded; Eye medium, closed; Segments long, reflexed.
Cavity acute, wavy, brown; Stem medium, sometimes knobby.
Core small, closed or slightly open, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, pointed, dark; Flesh white, very tender, juicy; Flavor very mild sub-acid, delicious; Quality very good to best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, August.
Different from Pound Royal of Downing, which is a winter-keeping fruit.