St. Everard
AppleSt. Everard
Origin / History
Raised by a gardener at Papworth Everard, near Cambridge, supposedly from Cox's Orange by Margil, and introduced in 1910 by Messrs. Veitch & Co. (Bunyard, Handbook, 1920). The George Bunyard & Co. catalog (1914) gives Cox's Orange × Margil without qualification, says it was raised and introduced by Messrs. Veitch, and dates the introduction 1912. The raiser's description, quoted in the catalog, calls it "an Apple having the size and appearance of Cox's Orange, but ripens much earlier." Bunyard (1920) calls it "of great promise" and says it "should be included in all collections."
Tree
Growth sturdy and compact. Leaf medium, dark, upcupped, coarsely curved serrate. A prolific bearer (raiser's description, in the catalog).
Fruit
Size: Medium, 2¼ by 2¼. Size of Cox's Orange (raiser's description).
Form: Round, regular.
Stem: Short and stout, protruding from the cavity.
Cavity: Wide, shallow.
Calyx: Eye closed.
Basin: Shallow or almost level, with a few radiating puckers.
Skin: Yellow, almost covered with deep crimson, with faint stripes; rosy crimson in the raiser's description. Appearance of Cox's Orange (raiser's description).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy; flavor "excellent" (Bunyard, 1920); sweet (raiser's description).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September. Ripens much earlier than Cox's Orange (raiser's description).
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The catalog entry closes with the notation "F.C."
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)ST. EVERARD. Dessert, September, medium, 2¼ by 2¼, round, regular. Colour, yellow, almost covered with deep crimson, with faint stripes. Flesh, crisp, yellow, juicy and of excellent flavour. Eye, closed in a shallow or almost level basin with a few radiating puckers. Stem, short and stout, protruding from a wide shallow cavity. Growth, sturdy and compact. Leaf, medium, dark, upcupped, coarsely curved serrate. Origin, raised by a gardener at Papworth Everard near Cambridge, supposedly from Cox’s Orange by Margil and introduced in 1910, by Messrs. Veitch & Co. This apple is of great promise and should be included in all collections.
— George Bunyard & Co., George Bunyard Catalog of Fruit Trees (1914) (1914)Dessert; Sept. "Colour rosy crimson; flesh yellow, crisp, juicy and sweet; may be described as an Apple having the size and appearance of Cox's Orange, but ripens much earlier; the tree is a prolific bearer" (Raiser's description). Cox's Orange × Margil, raised and introduced by Messrs. Veitch in 1912. F.C.