Russian Tyrol

Apple

Origin/History

Tested at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC, Canada. Planted Spring 1894 and documented in the Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test, Bulletin No. 3 (1900).

Tree

Vigorous grower. Early bearer.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Oblong, conical

Stem: Not described in source

Cavity: Not described in source

Calyx: Not described in source

Basin: Not described in source

Skin: Greenish yellow ground color with a dull red blush on the sunny side and a little russet.

Flesh: White, juicy, a little coarse.

Flavor: Mildly sub-acid and of pleasant flavor. Quality good.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source

Season

November and December

Uses

Not described in source

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source

Other

Not described in source

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

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Planted Spring 1894. Tree a vigorous grower, and an early bearer. Fruit of medium size, oblong, conical. Skin greenish yellow, with a dull red blush on the sunny side, and a little russet. Flesh white, juicy, a little coarse, mildly sub-acid and of pleasant flavour, quality good. Season November and December.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)