Stillwater Sweet
AppleStillwater Sweet
Origin / History
Originated by Caleb Mendenhall, near Dayton, Ohio. Thomas (1903) lists it under Ohio.
Tree
Upright grower, productive. Young shoots clear reddish brown, very slightly downy.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish, slightly conical, faintly ribbed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow, shaded; sometimes a pale red cheek in the sun.
Dots: Minute, black.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, tender, sweet. Quality "good to very good" (Downing); Thomas gives "very good".
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September and October; autumn.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Stillwater Sweet.
Grandmother.
Originated by Caleb Mendenhall, near Dayton, O. Tree an upright grower, productive. Young shoots clear reddish brown, very slightly downy.
Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical, faintly ribbed, greenish yellow, shaded, minute black dots, sometimes in the sun it has a pale red cheek. Flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, tender, sweet. Good to very good. September, October.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Stillwater Sweet. Medium, greenish-yellow, tender, sweet, very good. Autumn. Ohio.