Stayman's Summer
AppleStayman's Summer
Origin / History
Originated on the grounds of Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas. The variety is placed in the company of Benoni and Summer Pearmain, to which it is very nearly equal in the source's estimation, and it is described as handsomer than both.
Tree
Hardy and vigorous. Habit spreading and irregular. Wood tough and wiry. Branches droop like a weeping willow, bearing ropes of fruit, and never break a limb. Early bearer and very productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Round, regular, approaching conic.
Stem: Medium, rather slender.
Cavity: Narrow, deep, irregular, russeted.
Calyx: Eye very small, closed.
Basin: Narrow, shallow, furrowed.
Skin: Smooth, greenish yellow, splashed and striped with red and purple, covered with a white bloom.
Dots: Small, gray, scattered.
Flesh and flavor: Greenish white, very juicy, brittle, sprightly, high flavored, mild acid. Quality very good.
Core and seeds: Core small, slightly open.
Season
August, September.
Uses
Kitchen, table, and market.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The fruit description is credited to the Western Pomologist.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Stayman's Summer.
Originated on the grounds of Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas. Tree hardy, vigorous, spreading, irregular, tough, wiry, droops like a weeping willow with ropes of fruit, never breaking a limb; an early bearer and very productive, very nearly equal to Benoni and Summer Pearmain, and handsomer.
Fruit medium, round, regular, approaching conic; skin smooth, greenish yellow, splashed and striped with red and purple, covered with a white bloom; dots small, gray, scattered; stem medium, rather slender; cavity narrow, deep, irregular, russeted; eye very small, closed; basin narrow, shallow, furrowed; core small, slightly open; flesh greenish white, very juicy, brittle, sprightly, high flavored, mild acid; very good; use, kitchen, table, and market. August, September.—(Western Pomologist.)