Summer Champion
AppleSummer Champion
Origin / History
Not described in source.
Tree
Tree of remarkable vigor and bearing qualities. Hardy. Leaf resistant to heat and drought.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Bright colored, resembling a bright colored Ben Davis.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Of good quality.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Summer.
Uses
One of the most valuable summer market apples.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Source attribution: Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Stark Bros. Year Book (1910). Source code: NCS.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1906–1932) from Missouri
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1906
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1910
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1911
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1912
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1918
- Stark Bro's Nurseries , Louisiana , Missouri — 1932
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— Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Stark Bros. Year Book (1910) (1910)Resembles a bright colored Ben Davis but one cf the most valuable summer market apples; of good quality; tree of remarkable vigor and bearing qualities, is hardy, and has heat and drouth resisting leaf. NCS