Red June

RED JUNE.

REFERENCES.

1. Humrickhouse, Mag. Hort., 14:389. 1848. fig.
2. Phoenix, Horticulturist, 4:472. 1850.
3. Barry, 1851:280.
4. Horticulturist, 10:87. 1855.
5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1856.
6. Horticulturist, 12:473. 1857.
7. Downing, 1857:127.
8. Gregg, 1857:35.
9. Hooper, 1857:23.
10. Hovey, Mag. Hort., 27:68. 1861. fig.
11. Warder, 1867:666. fig.
12. Downing, 1869:118. fig.
13. Ib., 1872:10 index, app.
14. Fitz, 1872:151.
15. Thomas, 1875:190.
16. Wickson, 1889:242.
17. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:296.
18. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1891.
19. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:236.
20. Ib., 1892:247.
21. Clayton, Ala. Sta. Bul., 47:5. 1893.
22. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 53:248. 1894.
23. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Rpt., 1894:44.
24. Massey, N. C. Sta. Bul., 149:316. 1898.
25. Budd-Hansen, 1903:162. fig.
26. Bruner, N. C. Sta. Bul., 182:21. 1903.
27. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bul., 205:46. 1903.

SYNONYMS. Blush June (12, 15, 23). Blushed June (7, 10). CAROLINA JUNE (4, 5, 6). Carolina Red (14). CAROLINA RED JUNE (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24). Georgia June (12). Jones Early Harvest (13). JUNE (1). Knight's Red June (12). RED JUNE (13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 27). Red June (7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 23). RED JUNEATING (14). RED JUNE, Carolina (25, 26). Susy Clark (13). Wilson's June (12).

An attractive little apple, deep red over yellow, tender, brisk subacid, very good. The tree is a moderate grower, a pretty reliable bearer, and commonly yields good crops. Some find it profitable because it is handsome and takes well in some markets. The crop ripens so unevenly that it should have two or three pickings in order to secure the fruit in good condition. The variety is more popular South and West than it is in New York.

Historical. This is a southern apple which is supposed to have originated in North Carolina. It has long been known in cultivation and is commonly listed by nurserymen, but it has not been planted to any considerable extent in New York.

TREE.

Tree moderately vigorous with short, moderately stout, curved branches. Form at first upright but becoming spreading or roundish. Twigs very short, straight, slender; internodes medium size. Bark dull brown, lightly mottled with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small, oblong, not raised. Buds small, plump, acute, free, slightly pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit small or below medium, uniform in size and shape. Form roundish ovate or a little inclined to oblong, rather regular; sides usually unequal. Stem variable, usually long, slender. Cavity small, acuminate to acute, shallow to medium in depth, narrow, slightly symmetrical, sometimes compressed, russeted but slightly if at all. Calyx medium to large, leafy, closed or sometimes a little open; lobes long, rather narrow, acuminate. Basin small, shallow, narrow, rather obtuse, smooth or wavy.

Skin thin, tender, smooth, glossy, pale yellow or greenish, nearly overspread with deep purplish-red approaching blackish-purple on the exposed cheek; some specimens are entirely red. Dots rather numerous, very small, inconspicuous, light.

Calyx tube short, moderately wide, conical to funnel-form. Stamens median to marginal.

Core large, axile to somewhat abaxile; cells symmetrical, open or sometimes closed; core lines slightly clasping or meeting. Carpels broadly ovate to elliptical. Seeds rather dark brown, numerous, small to medium, plump, acute.

Flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, brisk subacid, good to very good.

Season late July to early winter.

STRIPED RED JUNE. A variety has found its way into cultivation which appears in all respects identical with the Red June except that the fruit is striped. It is supposed to be either a seedling of the Red June or a sport of that variety (11, 12).

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Red June

The Red June is a deep red apple, and derives its name because in North Carolina, where it originated, it ripened in June. It has a subacid flavor, flesh tender.

The fruit is small to medium, roundish, ovate, rather inclined to be oblong, sides unusually unequal, cavity small, acuminate to acute, calyx medium to large, leafy, closed or sometimes a little open. The skin is tender, smooth, and variable in color. In some sections of the East the color is a yellowish or greenish red, in others it is a deep red. In the irrigated regions of the Northwest, it is always red.

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

RED JUNE. Carolina Red June, | Blush June, | Carolina June. A vigorous grower; early and abundant bearer; popular West and South. Fruit, medium, generally oblong conic, but occasionally flat; skin, smooth, green in the shade, changing rapidly at maturity to a fine dark crimson; stem and cavity, varying in specimens; calyx, closed, segments long, reflexed; basin, shallow; flesh, white, fine-grained, juicy, brisk sub-acid, not rich; core, large. Ripens in June at the South and South-west.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Red June. See Carolina Red June.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)