Repka
AppleRepka
Origin / History
Origin Russia. Received in 1884 from Ellwanger and Barry, Rochester, New York, for testing at the New York State 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
Size and Form
Fruit medium or below. Form roundish oblate inclined to conic, regular; sides unequal.
Stem
Stem rather short, moderately slender.
Cavity
Cavity acute, medium in depth to deep, rather wide, heavily russeted and with outspreading russet rays.
Calyx
Calyx rather small, closed. Calyx tube long, narrow, funnel-form.
Basin
Basin moderately deep, wide, somewhat abrupt, usually furrowed or wrinkled.
Skin
Skin moderately thin, tough, clear pale yellow or whitish.
Dots
Dots small, white, pale and submerged or russet.
Core and Seeds
Core small; cells closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish. Seeds medium size, wide, flat, obtuse.
Flesh and Flavor
Flesh white, rather firm, fine, juicy, crisp, rather mild subacid, good.
Season
August and September.
Quality, Bearing, and Uses
A medium-sized yellow apple of good quality in season. The tree comes into bearing moderately early and is an annual cropper yielding fair to good crops. Inferior to Primate both in appearance and quality. Not recommended for planting in New York.
Related Varieties
This variety is distinct from Repka Aport, Repka Sweet, and Repka Malenka.
Source: S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905), pp. 584.
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.