Seever
AppleSeever
Origin / History
From Coshocton County, Ohio. Elliott (1865) describes it under the name "Seever's Red Streak" as well. Downing (1900) repeats Elliott's description and credits it to him. Thomas (1903) lists it as an Ohio apple.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Globular; Thomas calls it roundish.
Stem: Short, slender.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: With long segments.
Basin: Deep, open.
Skin: Lemon yellow, striped with bright clear red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, juicy, subacid. Elliott rates the quality "best."
Core and seeds: Core small. Seeds roundish ovate.
Season
October to November; Thomas gives autumn.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
- Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)
- Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903) — listed as Seever's Red Streak
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Probably distinct from Seaver
View original book sources (3)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Seever.
Seever's Red Streak.
From Coshocton County, O. Fruit, medium, globular; lemon yellow, striped with bright clear red ; stem, short, slender ; calyx, with long segments ; basin, deep, open ; core, small ; seeds, roundish ovate ; flesh, yellowish, juicy, sub-acid ; "best." October to November.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Seever.
Seever's Red Streak.
From Coshocton Co., O.
Fruit medium, globular, lemon yellow, striped with bright clear red. Stalk short, slender. Calyx with long segments. Basin deep, open. Flesh yellowish, juicy, subacid. October to November. (Elliott.)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Seever's Red Streak. Medium, roundish, striped, sub-acid. Autumn. Ohio.