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Red Mormon

Apple

Red Mormon

Origin/History

From Pennsylvania. Originally described in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).

Tree

Vigorous, upright spreading growth habit. Productive bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, oblate.

Skin: Yellowish ground, shaded and indistinctly splashed with red. Small dots present.

Stem: Long and slender.

Calyx: Closed.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, tender, juicy, slightly aromatic subacid. Quality: good to very good.

Core: Small.

Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to March.

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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Red Mormon. From Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright spreading, productive. Fruit medium, oblate, yellowish, shaded and indistinctly splashed with red, small dots. Stalk long, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, slightly aromatic subacid. Good to very good. Core small. January to March.

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