Red Aport
AppleRed Aport
Origin / History
Origin, Russia. Of Alexander or Aport type.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large, heavy.
Form: Roundish oblate conical, unequal, irregular.
Stem: Medium, stout.
Cavity: Regular, narrow, funnel-shaped, with considerable russet, often radiating out in irregular patch.
Calyx: Large, open. Tube conical.
Basin: Shallow, narrow, somewhat folded.
Skin: Surface greenish yellow, mostly shaded with dark red, obscurely splashed with carmine.
Dots: Obscure, minute, white, areolar; on the yellow ground many dark dots with light areola.
Flesh and flavor: Firm, white, juicy. Pleasant subacid, good.
Core and seeds: Core small, closed.
Season
September, October.
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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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Red Aport—Origin, Russia; of Alexander or Aport type—Fruit large, heavy; roundish oblate conical, unequal, irregular; surface greenish yellow, mostly shaded with dark red, obscurely splashed with carmine; dots obscure, minute, white, areolar, on the yellow ground many dark dots with light areola; cavity regular, narrow, funnel-shaped, with considerable russet, often radiating out in irregular patch; stem medium, stout; basin shallow, narrow, somewhat folded; calyx large, open. Core small, closed; tube conical; flesh firm, white, juicy, pleasant subacid, good. September, October.