ROUND WINTER NONSUCH
AppleROUND WINTER NONSUCH
Origin/History
Origin unrecorded; known in 1842 (Bunyard). Figured in the Herefordshire Pomona at plate 61. Described by Hogg as an excellent bearer and valuable for market (Downing).
Tree
Growth upright and free; fertility said to be good (Bunyard). Leaf large, upfolded, reflexed, irregularly serrate (Bunyard).
Fruit
Size
Large. Bunyard gives dimensions of 3 inches by 2¼ inches.
Form
Roundish oblate, obscurely ribbed (Downing); round flattened, fairly regular (Bunyard).
Stem
Short (Downing); short and stout (Bunyard), set in a round, moderately deep, very slightly russet cavity (Bunyard).
Cavity
Round, moderately deep, very slightly russeted (Bunyard).
Calyx
Large, closed (Downing); closed, set on a level with the surface (Bunyard).
Basin
A little wrinkled (Bunyard).
Skin
Greenish yellow (Downing) / pale greenish-yellow (Bunyard), with a slight flush and broad broken stripes of red (Bunyard), spots of red, and some russet dots (Downing).
Flesh/Flavor
Greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet (Downing); soft, greenish-white, sweet (Bunyard).
Core/Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
November to March (Downing). Bunyard gives the season as culinary use until February — a slight conflict with Downing's March endpoint.
Uses
Culinary (Bunyard). Described by Hogg as valuable for market (Downing). Bunyard characterizes it as "a useful cooking variety, but hardly needed."
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Round Winter Nonesuch
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 (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Round Winter Nonesuch. A variety described by Hogg as an excellent bearer, and valuable for market. Fruit large, roundish oblate, obscurely ribbed, greenish yellow, with broken stripes and spots of red, some russet dots. Calyx large, closed. Stalk short. Flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet. November to March.
[Additional entry in this volume: "ROUND WINTER NONSUCH", pp. 366–366]
Round Winter Nonesuch. A variety described by Hogg as an excellent bearer, and valuable for market. Fruit large, roundish oblate, obscurely ribbed, greenish yellow, with broken stripes and spots of red, some russet dots. Calyx large, closed. Stalk short. Flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet. November to March.
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)ROUND WINTER NONSUCH. Her. Pom., 61. Culinary, till February, large, 3 by 2¼, round flattened, fairly regular. Colour, pale greenish-yellow with slight flush and broad broken stripes. Flesh, soft, greenish-white, sweet. Eye, closed, on a level with the surface, Basin a little wrinkled. Stem, short and stout, in a round, moderately deep, very slightly russet cavity. Growth, upright and free; fertility, said to be good. Leaf, large, upfolded, reflexed, irregularly serrate. Origin, unrecorded; known in 1842. A useful cooking variety, but hardly needed.