SIGNE TILLISCH
AppleSIGNE TILLISCH
Origin and History
Origin unknown.
Tree
Growth Habit: Upright, spreading growth habit; moderately vigorous.
Foliage: Leaves rather large, upfolded, twisted, sharply serrate.
Fruit
Size and Form: Fairly large. Dimensions 2½ by 3¼ inches. Form round conical with ribbed and angular sides.
Surface Appearance and Color: Ground color pale milky-yellow with faint brown-red flush. Surface very greasy.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh white, moderately firm, a little sweet.
Calyx and Basin: Eye closed, set in a deep, much-ribbed basin.
Stem and Cavity: Stem short, set in a narrow and deep cavity; free from russet.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Culinary.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)SIGNE TILLISCH. Culinary, October to December, fairly large, 2½ by 3¼, round conical, ribbed and angular on sides. Colour, pale milky-yellow with faint brown-red flush, very greasy. Flesh, white, moderately firm, a little sweet. Eye, closed, in a deep and much ribbed basin. Stem, short in a narrow and deep cavity, free from russet. Growth, upright, spreading, moderately vigorous. Leaf, rather large, upfolded, twisted, sharply serrate. Origin unknown.