Rollins Prolific
AppleRollins Prolific
Origin and History
Origin: Minnesota
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; roundish conical, regular.
Skin: Yellowish green. Dots minute and white, often with a green areola; a few russet dots present.
Cavity: Wide, regular, slightly acuminate; stem short.
Basin: Flat with a few slight wrinkles; calyx closed.
Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, fine-grained, brisk subacid; good flavor.
Core and Seeds: Core closed, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal. Seeds ten to fourteen, a few abortive, plump.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
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.