Red Quarrenden

Apple

Red Quarrenden

Origin/History

Of foreign (European) origin. The variety has been grown in Devonshire, England, and was known under the name Devonshire Quarrenden, as well as Sack Apple. Thomas (1903) treats Red Quarrenden as a synonym of Devonshire Quarrenden, referring readers to that entry rather than describing it separately.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Roundish, flattened.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Deep; russeted at base.

Calyx: Large, half closed.

Basin: Shallow, slightly ribbed.

Skin: Clear, deep red, with specks of russet green.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, tender, sub-acid. Quality rated "very good."

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Red Quarrenden. Devonshire Quarrenden, | Sack Apple. Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish flattened, clear, deep red, with specks of russet green; stem, short; cavity, deep, russeted at base; calyx, large, half closed; basin, shallow, slightly ribbed; flesh, white, tender, sub-acid; "very good." August.

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

Red Quarrenden. See Devonshire Quarrenden.

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

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