SAFSTAHOLMS.

REFERENCES. 1. Regel, 1868:473. 2. Gibb, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:81. 3. Eneroth-Smirnoff, 1901:46. 4. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:96. 1902.

SYNONYMS. SAFSTAHOLM (2, 4). SAFSTAHOLMSÄPLE (1). SAFSTAHOLMSAPPLE (3).

This is an apple of fairly good red color, not particularly bright yet not unattractive. The flesh lacks piquancy and is not very juicy but because of its distinct aroma and rich subacid flavor it is classed among the good dessert apples. It is hardly acid enough for culinary use. The tree is a pretty good grower, comes into bearing young and so far as tested at this Station promises to be productive. It is doubtful whether it has sufficient value for the New York fruit grower to make it worthy of trial in this state.

Historical. Originated in Sweden about 1835. It was received for testing at this Station from the United States Pomologist in 1901.

TREE.

Tree moderately vigorous with rather short, slender branches. Form upright spreading or roundish, open. Twigs short, rather slender to moderately stout, straight or nearly so; internodes short to medium. Bark rather dull brown tinged with red, mottled with heavy scarf-skin, pubescent. Lenticels very scattering, small to medium, roundish, not raised. Buds often rather deeply set in the bark, medium size or below, plump, obtuse to somewhat acute, free, pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit medium to large, pretty uniform in shape and size. Form oblong to oblong conic, somewhat elliptical, often indistinctly ribbed; sides often unequal. Stem short to medium, moderately slender to rather thick. Cavity large, acute to acuminate, moderately shallow to deep, wide, sometimes lipped, often russeted. Calyx medium or below, usually partly open; lobes moderately narrow, acute. Basin small to medium, obtuse to rather abrupt, shallow to moderately deep, moderately narrow to rather wide, gently furrowed. Skin thin, smooth or sometimes slightly rough toward the apex, pale yellow mottled and blushed with red, becoming rather dull red over a considerable portion of the fruit, mottled and splashed with carmine and sometimes marked with flecks and irregular lines of russet. Dots rather conspicuous, often large, pale gray or with russet center. Prevailing color red.

Calyx tube cone-shape. Stamens basal. Core medium to large, abaxile; cells often unsymmetrical, usually somewhat open; core lines meeting. Carpels roundish to broadly ovate, mucronate, sometimes emarginate, tufted. Seeds numerous, above medium to rather large, wide, usually obtuse, plump.

Flesh yellowish, firm, a little coarse, moderately juicy, peculiarly aromatic, mildly subacid, rich, good for dessert, rather mild for culinary use.

Season late October or November to midwinter; often some portion of the fruit may be kept in ordinary storage to March.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)