Prolific Sweeting
AppleProlific Sweeting
Origin and History
A Russian variety imported from Russia by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1870. It was received for testing at the New York Station from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vermont, in 1888. The variety has been little disseminated in New York as of the source date (1905).
Tree
Moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading to roundish, open. Twigs long, curved, and stout, with short internodes. Bark brown, tinged with green and lightly streaked with scarf-skin, slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium size, broad, flat, obtuse, appressed, and pubescent.
Fruit
Size: Medium or above.
Form: Roundish oblate, somewhat irregular.
Stem: Medium size.
Cavity: Deep, acute to acuminate, ribbed, russeted with some outspreading russet rays.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Shallow, wide, and wrinkled.
Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, fine-grained, mildly sweet, with good flavor.
Comparison: In size and color the fruit resembles Yellow Transparent, but the form is roundish oblate and somewhat irregular.
Season
Late August, September, and October.
Uses
A valued sweet apple for autumn use in Northern New England. Recommended as worthy of trial in Northern New York when a variety of this class is desired.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)PROLIFIC SWEETING.
REFERENCES. 1. Webster, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1881:54. 2. Gibb, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:439. 3. Ib., Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1887:46. 4. Van Deman, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1888:571. fig. 5. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 47:646. 1888. 6. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 7:91. 1888. 7. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:247. 8. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:254. 1895. 9. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1896:71. 10. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:304. 1901. 11. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1902:84, 86, 88. 12. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:88. 1902. fig. 13. Budd-Hansen, 1903:154.
SYNONYMS. No. 351 (3, 4, 12). PLODOWITKA CUADKAJA (1). Plodowitka Cuadkaja (3). PLODOWITKA CAUDKAJA (2). PROLIFIC SWEET (10). Prolific Sweet (1). PROLIFIC SWEETING (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13). Prolific Sweeting (2).
A Russian variety which in size and color resembles Yellow Transparent but in form is roundish oblate and somewhat irregular. It has proved to be a valuable sweet apple for autumn use in Northern New England (5, 11, 12, 13). Worthy of trial in Northern New York when a variety of this class is desired.
Historical. Imported from Russia by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1870. It was received for testing at this Station from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt., in 1888 (6). It has thus far been but little disseminated in this state.
TREE. Tree moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading to roundish, open. Twigs long, curved, stout; internodes short. Bark brown, tinged with green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium size, broad, flat, obtuse, appressed, pubescent.
FRUIT. Fruit medium or above. Form roundish oblate, somewhat irregular. Stem medium size. Cavity deep, acute to acuminate, ribbed, russeted and with some outspreading russet rays. Calyx closed. Basin shallow, wide, wrinkled. Flesh white, crisp, fine-grained, mildly sweet, good. Season late August, September and October.