Scriveners Red
Apple
Scriveners Red
Origin / History
An admired cider fruit in some parts of the states of Maryland and Delaware (Coxe, 1817; repeated by Downing, 1900). Listed as No. 51 in Coxe's View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium (Downing).
Form: Oblong to roundish oblong, conical, diminishing toward the crown.
Stem: Stalk long.
Cavity: Deep.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Bright red, with faint red streaks (Coxe) or dark stripes (Downing). A handsome, fair apple, resembling the Winesap in appearance (Coxe).
Dots: Small, white spots.
Flesh and flavor: Juicy, breaking, highly flavored (Coxe); rich (Downing).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October. Keeps well (Coxe).
Uses
Cider.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Scrivener's Red
View original book sources (2)
— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 51. SCRIVENERS RED.
Is a handsome and fair apple—the colour a bright red, with faint red streaks, and small white spots—in appearance, resembling the wine-sap: the stalk is long, and grows in a deep cavity; the shape oblong, diminishing towards the crown—the flesh is juicy, breaking, and highly flavoured; it ripens in October, and keeps well. It is an admired cider fruit in some parts of the states of Maryland and Delaware.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Scrivener's Red. An admired cider fruit in some parts of Maryland and Delaware. Fruit medium, roundish oblong conical, bright red, with dark stripes. Flesh juicy, breaking, rich. October.