Striped Porter

Apple

Striped Porter

Origin/History Not described in source.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish oblong conical.

Skin: Yellow with stripes and splashes of red; red and russet specks.

Stem: Slender.

Cavity: Deep, russeted.

Basin: Wrinkled.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, juicy, subacid.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season October.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Source notation: "(N. E. Far.)" — appears to indicate regional distribution, though the full meaning is not clarified in the source text.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Striped Porter. Fruit large, roundish oblong conical, yellow, with stripes and splashes of red, red and russet specks. Stalk slender. Cavity deep, russeted. Basin wrinkled. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, subacid. October. (N. E. Far.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)