Putnam Keeper

Apple

Putnam Keeper

Origin/History
From Kentucky.

Tree
Vigorous, upright, spreading.

Fruit
Large, oblate in form. Skin yellowish, shaded and splashed with red. Stalk rather long. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, and of pleasant subacid flavor. Quality: Good. Core small.

Season
December to March.

Uses
Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.

Other
Not described in source.

Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Putnam Keeper. From Kentucky. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. Fruit large, oblate, yellowish, shaded and splashed with red. Stalk rather long. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. December to March.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)