Royal Table
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Origin/History
Royal Table is of Russian origin (Thomas). Trees were planted at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, BC in spring 1893.
Tree
A vigorous grower (Central Experimental Farm).
Fruit
Size: Medium (both sources agree).
Form: Thomas describes the fruit as conical and ribbed. The Central Experimental Farm describes it as roundish. These accounts conflict; both are noted for identification purposes.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Wide and shallow (Thomas).
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Wide (Thomas).
Skin: Thomas describes the ground color as greenish yellow, with red stripes on the yellow side. The Central Experimental Farm describes the fruit as shaded with a dull red cheek and sprinkled with white dots.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh is greenish white (Thomas) or whitish (Central Experimental Farm). Mildly acid, with a pleasant flavour (Central Experimental Farm). Quality rated good by both sources.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November (Central Experimental Farm). Early winter (Thomas). These accounts are broadly consistent, placing Royal Table in the late fall to early winter harvest window.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Royal Table. Medium, conical, ribbed, greenish yellow, red stripes on yellow side; cavity wide, shallow; basin wide; flesh greenish white, quality good. Early winter. Russian.
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1893. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish, shaded with a dull red cheek, and sprinkled with white dots. Flesh whitish, mildly acid, with a pleasant flavour, quality good. Season October and November.