Serinkia
AppleSerinkia
Origin / History
Origin, Russia. Described by N.E. Hansen in A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902) as Serinkia (No. 337). Hansen's listing carries the parenthetical name "Grayest" beside the entry.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium or above.
Form: Regular, roundish, somewhat flattened.
Stem: Short, stout.
Cavity: Regular, wide.
Calyx: Large, closed. Calyx tube wide, long, broadly funnel-shaped, open to the core. Stamens marginal.
Basin: Small, very shallow (a marked characteristic).
Skin: Surface smooth, pale yellow, mostly covered with crimson splashes and stripes, mixed and marbled.
Dots: Obscure, minute, white, few.
Flesh and flavor: White, fine grained, very juicy. Flavor sprightly subacid. Quality good.
Core and seeds: Core open, clasping. Seeds small.
Season
Last of August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Listed in Hansen's study under number 337.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Serinkia (No. 337), (Grayest)—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium or above, regular, roundish, somewhat flattened; surface smooth, pale yellow, mostly covered with crimson splashes and stripes, mixed and marbled; dots obscure, minute, white, few; cavity regular, wide; stem short, stout; basin small, very shallow (a marked characteristic); calyx large, closed. Core open, clasping; tube wide, long, broadly funnel-shaped, open to the core; stamens marginal; seeds small; flesh white, fine grained, very juicy, sprightly subacid, good. Last of August.