Skirsch

Apple

Skirsch

Origin and History

Variety under test at Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC; planted Spring 1895.

Tree

Vigorous grower.

Fruit

Size: Below medium.

Form: Roundish, conical.

Skin: Pale yellow.

Flesh: Whitish, not juicy.

Flavor: Mildly sub-acid; quality poor.

Season

August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

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

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Planted Spring 1895. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit below medium size, roundish, conical. Skin pale yellow. Flesh whitish, not juicy, mildly sub-acid, quality poor. Season August.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)