Rollins Prolific
AppleRollins Prolific
Origin / History
Origin, Minnesota.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish conical, regular.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Wide, regular, slightly acuminate.
Calyx: Closed. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.
Basin: Flat, with a few slight wrinkles.
Skin: Surface yellowish green.
Dots: Minute, white, often with green areola, often a few russet dots.
Flesh and flavor: White, juicy, fine grained. Brisk subacid, good.
Core and seeds: Core closed, clasping. Seeds ten to fourteen, a few abortive, plump.
Season
Winter.
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)Rollins Prolific—Origin, Minnesota—Fruit medium, roundish conical, regular; surface yellowish green; dots minute, white, often with green areola, often a few russet dots; cavity wide, regular, slightly acuminate; stem short; basin flat, a few slight wrinkles; calyx closed. Core closed, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds ten to fourteen, a few abortive, plump; flesh white, juicy, fine grained, brisk subacid, good. Winter.