Repka
AppleRepka
Origin / History
Origin Russia. Received in 1884 from Ellwanger and Barry, Rochester, N. Y., for testing at the New York Station. Little disseminated in New York. Repka is recorded in Barry, 1883; in the Montreal Horticultural Society report for 1886-87; in the American Pomological Society report for 1887; in Bailey, An. Hort., 1892; and in the New York Station annual report, volume 13, 1894, where it is listed as No. 139. Standing: a medium sized yellow apple of good quality, in season in August and early September, inferior to Primate both in appearance and quality.
Tree
Tree rather small; not a vigorous grower. Form spreading or roundish. Bearing moderately early; an annual cropper yielding fair to good crops. Twigs short, straight, stout, with large terminal buds; internodes short. Bark brown or reddish-brown, heavily coated with gray scarf-skin. Lenticels scattering, medium to small, round, slightly raised. Buds large, prominent, broad, plump, obtuse, free, slightly pubescent. Not recommended for planting in New York.
Fruit
Size: Medium or below. Medium sized.
Form: Roundish oblate inclined to conic, regular; sides unequal.
Stem: Rather short, moderately slender.
Cavity: Acute, medium in depth to deep, rather wide, heavily russeted, with outspreading russet rays.
Calyx: Rather small, closed. Calyx tube long, narrow, funnel-form.
Basin: Moderately deep, wide, somewhat abrupt, usually furrowed or wrinkled.
Skin: Moderately thin, tough. Clear pale yellow or whitish.
Dots: Small, white, pale and submerged or russet.
Flesh and flavor: White, rather firm, fine, juicy, crisp. Flavor rather mild subacid, good. Of good quality.
Core and seeds: Core small; cells closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish. Seeds medium size, wide, flat, obtuse.
Season
August and September. In season in August and early September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Repka is distinct from Repka Aport, Repka Sweet, and Repka Malenka.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)REPKA.
REFERENCES.
- Barry, 1883:334.
- Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:79.
- Gibb, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1887:57.
- Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:248.
- Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:584. 1894.
SYNONYMS. No. 139 (2, 3). REPKA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Riepka (3).
A medium sized yellow apple of good quality in season in August and early September; inferior to Primate both in appearance and quality. The tree comes into bearing moderately early and is an annual cropper yielding fair to good crops. Not recommended for planting in New York.
This is distinct from either Repka Aport, Repka Sweet or Repka Malenka.
Historical. Origin Russia. Received in 1884 from Ellwanger and Barry, Rochester, N. Y., for testing at this Station. It has been but little disseminated in New York.
TREE.
Tree rather small; not a vigorous grower. Form spreading or roundish. Twigs short, straight, stout with large terminal buds; internodes short. Bark brown or reddish-brown, heavily coated with gray scarf-skin. Lenticels scattering, medium to small, round, slightly raised. Buds large, prominent, broad, plump, obtuse, free, slightly pubescent.
FRUIT.
Fruit medium or below. Form roundish oblate inclined to conic, regular; sides unequal. Stem rather short, moderately slender. Cavity acute, medium in depth to deep, rather wide, heavily russeted and with outspreading russet rays. Calyx rather small, closed. Basin moderately deep, wide, somewhat abrupt, usually furrowed or wrinkled. Skin moderately thin, tough, clear pale yellow or whitish. Dots small, white, pale and submerged or russet. Calyx tube long, narrow, funnel-form. Core small; cells closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish. Seeds medium size, wide, flat, obtuse. Flesh white, rather firm, fine, juicy, crisp, rather mild subacid, good. Season August and September.