Seedless

Apple

Seedless

Origin/History

Origin in the grounds of Alfred Smith, Addison, Vermont.

Tree

Habit drooping. Healthy and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Below medium; oblate roundish.

Color and Surface: Light greenish yellow, with dark carmine cheek in sun.

Stem: Slender.

Cavity: Open, deep.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Flesh and Flavor: White, dry, very mild subacid. Quality only good.

Core and Seeds: Core without seeds.

Season

November, December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1885) from California

Santa Rosa Nurseries (Luther Burbank) , Santa Rosa , California — 1885

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Seedless.

Origin in the grounds of Alfred Smith, Addison, Vt. Tree drooping habit, healthy and productive.

Fruit below medium, oblate roundish, light greenish yellow, with dark carmine cheek in sun. Stalk slender. Cavity open, deep. Calyx small, closed. Flesh white, dry, very mild subacid. Only good. Core without seeds. November, December.

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