Scarlet Nonpareil

Apple

Scarlet Nonpareil

Origin/History

Of foreign (English) origin. Known also as the New Scarlet Nonpareil (Downing; Elliott).

Tree

Not described in sources.

Fruit

Size: Medium (all three sources agree).

Form: Roundish oblate conical (Downing); roundish (Elliott); roundish-conic (Thomas).

Stem: Not described in sources.

Cavity: Not described in sources.

Calyx: Not described in sources.

Basin: Not described in sources.

Skin: Sources conflict on ground color. Downing describes the skin as whitish, striped and shaded with red. Elliott describes it as deep red on yellowish green. Both Downing and Thomas note striping.

Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish white, firm, juicy, and subacid (Downing). Elliott describes the flesh as firm and acid — conflicting with Downing on flavor intensity. Quality rated very good (Downing).

Core/Seeds: Not described in sources.

Season

November–December (Downing); November through February (Elliott); November (Thomas).

Uses

Not described in sources.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in sources.

Other

Not described in sources.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 6 catalogs (1897–1917) from England

Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917

View original book sources (3)

Scarlet Nonpareil.

New Scarlet Nonpareil.

Foreign; medium size, roundish oblate conical, whitish, striped and shaded with red. Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, subacid. Very good. November, December.

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

SCARLET NONPAREIL. New Scarlet Nonpareil. Foreign. Medium, roundish, deep red on yellowish green; flesh, firm, acid. November to February.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Scarlet Nonpareil. Medium, roundish-conic, striped; sub-acid. November. English.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Dunkelroter Nonpareil New Scarlet Nonpareil