ROUND WINTER NONSUCH

Apple

ROUND WINTER NONSUCH

Origin/History

Origin unrecorded. ROUND WINTER NONSUCH was known by 1842. It is referenced in the Herefordshire Pomona (p. 61). Downing, writing in 1900, describes it as a variety documented by Hogg.

Tree

Growth habit upright and free. Fertility said to be good; described by Hogg (as cited by Downing) as an excellent bearer and valuable for market. Leaf large, upfolded, reflexed, irregularly serrate.

Fruit

Size and Form

Large. Roundish oblate (Downing); round and flattened, fairly regular (Bunyard). Dimensions approximately 3 inches by 2¼ inches (Bunyard). Obscurely ribbed (Downing).

Stem

Short (both sources). Stout (Bunyard). Set in a round, moderately deep cavity that is very slightly russeted (Bunyard).

Cavity

Round, moderately deep, very slightly russeted (Bunyard).

Calyx

Large, closed (Downing). Eye closed, set on a level with the surface (Bunyard).

Basin

A little wrinkled (Bunyard).

Skin

Pale greenish-yellow (Bunyard); greenish yellow (Downing). With a slight flush and broad broken stripes (Bunyard); with broken stripes and spots of red (Downing). Some russet dots present (Downing).

Flesh and Flavor

Greenish white (both sources). Tender and juicy (Downing). Soft (Bunyard). Sweet (both sources).

Core and Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

November to March (Downing). Culinary use until February (Bunyard).

Uses

Culinary (Bunyard). Valuable for market (Downing/Hogg). 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)

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.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Round Winter Nonesuch