Seever
AppleSeever
Origin/History
Seever originated in Coshocton County, Ohio. It is also known in period sources as Seever's Red Streak. Downing's account is drawn from Elliott.
Tree
Not described in sources.
Fruit
Size and Form: Fruit medium in size, globular in form (Downing, Elliott). Thomas characterizes the form as roundish.
Stem: Short and slender.
Cavity: Not described in sources.
Calyx: With long segments.
Basin: Deep and open.
Skin: Lemon yellow, striped with bright clear red.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh yellowish, juicy, and subacid. Elliott rates the variety "best."
Core and Seeds: Core small. Seeds roundish ovate. (Elliott only; not mentioned by Downing or Thomas.)
Season
October to November.
Uses
Not described in sources.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in sources.
Other
Not described in sources.
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)
— 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.)
— 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.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Seever's Red Streak. Medium, roundish, striped, sub-acid. Autumn. Ohio.