Riga Stripe
AppleRiga Stripe
Origin/History
Russia.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and form: Large, roundish truncated, somewhat conical, regular.
Surface and color: Smooth, yellowish green, nearly covered with a beautiful crimson, with carmine stripes and splashes. (Described as "a beautiful fruit.")
Dots: Obscure, few, gray.
Stem: Short to medium.
Cavity: Regular, deep, acute, often with much stellate russet.
Basin: Very peculiar, smooth, deep, very abrupt or cup-shaped.
Calyx: Half open; segments erect convergent.
Flesh and flavor: White with green veins, firm, juicy, mild, rich, spicy, subacid, very good.
Core and seeds: Core closed, sessile. Cells axile, round, entire. Axis short. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens basal. Seeds plump, rounded.
Season
Late fall.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Riga Stripe—Origin, Russia—Fruit large, roundish truncated, somewhat conical, regular; surface smooth, yellowish green, nearly covered with a beautiful crimson, with carmine stripes and splashes (a beautiful fruit); dots obscure, few, gray; cavity regular, deep, acute, often with much stellate russet; stem short to medium; basin very peculiar, smooth, deep, very abrupt or cup-shaped; calyx half open, segments erect convergent. Core closed, sessile; cells axile, round, entire; axis short; tube funnel-shaped; stamens basal; seeds plump, rounded; flesh white, with green veins, firm, juicy, mild, rich, spicy, subacid, very good. Late fall.