Redpath Fall Seedling
AppleRedpath Fall Seedling
Origin / History
Redpath Fall Seedling originated with Thomas Redpath of Long Lake, Minnesota. It is a seedling of a seedling of Northern Spy. At the Minnesota State Fair in 1901 it was awarded first prize as a new fall seedling.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish truncated.
Stem: Medium.
Cavity: Regular, acute, narrow, with faint trace of russet.
Calyx: Closed. Tube conical. Stamens median.
Basin: Narrow, abrupt, nearly smooth.
Skin: Surface green, sparsely striped with red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Subacid, good.
Core and seeds: Core very small, rounded, meeting. Cells obovate, slit. Seeds very few.
Season
Fall.
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)Redpath Fall Seedling-Originated by Thomas Redpath, Long Lake, Minnesota; a seedling of a seedling of Northern Spy, awarded first prize at Minnesota State Fair in 1901 as a new fall Seedling-Fruit medium, roundish truncated; surface green, sparsely striped with red; cavity regular, acute, narrow, with faint trace of russet; stem medium; basin narrow, abrupt, nearly smooth; calyx closed. Core very small, rounded, meeting; cells obovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds very few; flesh subacid, good. Fall.