Streintown

Apple

Origin and History

Pennsylvania.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and form: Medium, ovoid conical.

Skin: Greenish, with blush on side.

Flesh: White.

Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Good cooking apple.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

Streintown. Medium, ovoid conical; greenish, blush on side; flesh white. A good cooking apple. Winter. Pennsylvania.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)