Seager

Apple

Seager

Origin/History

The original tree grows on land owned by the Indians near Lumberville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Tree

Vigorous, upright, and productive. Young shoots dark brown; buds large, long, and prominent.

Fruit

Size and Form: Downing describes the fruit as medium, oblate, inclining to conic, and slightly angular. Thomas describes it as large and roundish-conic — the two sources conflict on size and differ slightly on form.

Stem: Rather long, slender, and curved.

Cavity: Large and deep.

Calyx: Closed.

Basin: Medium, corrugated.

Skin: Pale yellow ground, striped and splashed with light and dark rich red; some of the splashes are quite broad and broken. A few light dots present.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, tender, and juicy; rather rich, mild subacid. Quality rated good to very good (Downing); good (Thomas).

Core/Seeds: Core rather small.

Season

Last of August and September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

Perhaps identical with Seager of N. J.?

View original book sources (2)

Seager.

The original tree grows on land owned by the Indians near Lumberville, Bucks County, Pa. Tree vigorous, upright, productive; young shoots dark brown, buds large, long, prominent.

Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic, slightly angular; skin pale yellow, striped and splashed with light and dark rich red, some of the splashes quite broad and broken, and a few light dots; stalk rather long, slender, curved; cavity large, deep; calyx closed; basin medium, corrugated; flesh white, tender, juicy, rather rich, mild subacid; good to very good; core rather small. Last of August and September.

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

Seager. Large, roundish-conic, red striped; good.

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

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