Red Apple
AppleRed Apple
Origin / History
This variety originated in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Below medium size, roundish oblate.
Skin: Striped and marbled with bright red.
Stem: Long and slender.
Calyx: Large.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, slightly stained with red, tender. Quality rated as Good.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
This description is drawn from the American Pomological Society Report, as cited in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Transactions Am. Pom. Society.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Red Apple.
Origin, Berks Co., Pa.
Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, striped and marbled with bright red. Stalk long, slender. Calyx large. Flesh whitish, slightly stained with red, tender. Good. January to March. (Am. P. S. Rep.)