Poveshon
Apple
Poveshon
Origin/History
The Poveshon is an old New Jersey apple, first cultivated in Essex County, New Jersey, and derives its name from the family who brought it into notice. It was celebrated for making fine early cider in that region. By Downing's time it was regarded as an old variety, valued mainly for its cider character.
Tree
The tree grows very straight, with upright branches, and is a great bearer.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Flat (Coxe); oblate (Downing). The two descriptions are consistent.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth, deep red. The skin is full of dark red blotches running longitudinally, with small white spots.
Flesh/Flavor: Rich yellow flesh, sweet, and uncommonly dry.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens and falls from the tree in September and October.
Uses
Valued chiefly as a cider fruit. Celebrated in Essex County, New Jersey for making fine early cider. Quality rated Good (Downing).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 17. POVESHON.
This is a fine cider fruit in September and October, when it ripens and falls from the tree. The size is small, the form flat, the skin smooth and of a deep red with rich yellow flesh, which is sweet, and uncommonly dry. The skin of this apple is full of dark red blotches running longitudinally, with small white spots: the tree grows very straight, with upright branches, and is a great bearer. It is celebrated for making fine early cider in Essex county New-Jersey, where it was first cultivated, and derives its name from the family who brought it into notice.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Poveshon.
An old New Jersey Apple, valued mainly for making early cider. Fruit small, oblate, deep red. Flesh yellow, dry, sweet. Good. September, October.