Round Top

Apple

Round Top

Origin / History

Round Top is described by William Coxe in A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817), where it appears as No. 119. It was cultivated in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Not described in source.

Form: Rather oblong; the ends singularly round, resembling a long Bergamot Pear.

Stem: Rather long.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Smooth. Ground color yellowish green, with a faint blush next the sun.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Yellow, firm, and rich. Flavor agreeable.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

The fruit keeps well.

Uses

A fine table and cider apple.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

NO. 119. ROUND TOP.

The form is rather oblong; the ends singularly round, resembling a long Bergamot Pear; the stem rather long; the skin smooth; the colour a yellowish green, with a faint blush next the sun; the flesh yellow, firm, and rich; the flavour agreeable—it is a fine table and cider apple, bears abundantly, and keeps well—cultivated in Monmouth county New-Jersey.

— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)