Prinz
ApplePrinz
Origin/History
Of German origin. New to cultivation at time of writing (1900).
Tree
Vigorous, upright, a good grower, and productive. Young shoots reddish brown, downy.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish conical, obscurely ribbed.
Skin: Yellow, shaded with pale red in the sun, few brown dots.
Stem: Short.
Calyx: Closed.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, juicy, tender, breaking, mild, pleasant subacid. Quality good to very good.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Prinz.
Of German origin. New. Tree vigorous, upright, a good grower, and productive. Young shoots reddish brown, downy.
Fruit large, roundish conical, obscurely ribbed, yellow, shaded with pale red in the sun, few brown dots. Stalk short. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, juicy, tender, breaking, mild, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. October, November.