Swenker
AppleSWENKER
Origin & History
This variety was received in 1890 from J. G. Youngken of Richlandtown, Pennsylvania, for trial at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station.
Tree
Moderately vigorous with long, moderately stout branches. Form open and spreading. Twigs short to moderately long, straight, rather slender to stout, with large terminal buds; internodes medium to short. Bark brownish-red tinged with olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin, pubescent. Lenticels very scattering, medium in size, elongated, slightly raised. Buds prominent, medium to large, broad, plump, obtuse to acute, free or nearly so, pubescent.
Bearing: Tree is vigorous, comes into bearing young, and yields full crops in alternate years.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium to large. Roundish to oblate conic, broadly or obscurely ribbed; sides often unequal.
Stem: Short or medium, slender.
Cavity: Acute to acuminate, deep, moderately narrow to rather broad, often russeted.
Calyx: Small to medium, partly open or sometimes closed; lobes reflexed.
Basin: Usually very small, shallow and narrow or sometimes abrupt and moderately deep, seldom furrowed or wrinkled.
Skin: Thin, tough, smooth, somewhat waxy. Pale yellow or greenish partly washed with light red, rather indistinctly striped with carmine and marked toward the cavity with broken stripes of grayish scarf-skin. Dots large and grayish with rather obscure definition, mingled with numerous small russet dots. Prevailing effect yellowish.
Core: Calyx tube medium to large, conical to funnel-form, sometimes extending to the core. Stamens median. Core below medium to medium in size, somewhat abaxile to nearly axile; cells usually symmetrical, partly open or closed; core lines clasp the funnel cylinder. Carpels roundish to obcordate, emarginate, slightly tufted.
Seeds: Medium to rather large, dark, plump, obtuse, sometimes tufted.
Flesh & Flavor: Whitish tinged with yellow or greenish, moderately firm, moderately fine, rather crisp, somewhat tender, and juicy. Mild subacid with a peculiar but not altogether agreeable aroma. Fair quality.
Season
November to March or April. Commercial limit February.
Uses & Recommendations
The fruit is of good size but only fair in quality and not particularly attractive in appearance. It does not excel standard sorts for any purpose and is not recommended for planting in New York state.
Source References:
- Churchill, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 9:346. 1890.
- Beach, Paddock and Close, Ib., 15:276. 1896.
- Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:146. 1904.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)SWENKER
REFERENCES. 1. Churchill, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 9:346. 1890. 2. Beach, Paddock and Close, Ib., 15:276. 1896. figs. 3. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:146. 1904.
This variety was received in 1890 from J. G. Youngken, Richlandtown, Pa., for trial at this Station. So far as tested here, the tree is vigorous, comes into bearing young and yields full crops in alternate years. The fruit is of good size but only fair in quality and not particularly attractive in appearance. It does not excel standard sorts for any purpose and is not recommended for planting in New York state.
TREE.
Tree moderately vigorous with long, moderately stout branches. Form open, spreading. Twigs short to moderately long, straight, rather slender to stout, terminal buds large; internodes medium to short. Bark brownish-red tinged with olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin, pubescent. Lenticels very scattering, medium in size, elongated, slightly raised. Buds prominent, medium to large, broad, plump, obtuse to acute, free or nearly so, pubescent.
FRUIT.
Fruit medium to large. Form roundish to oblate conic, broadly or obscurely ribbed; sides often unequal. Stem short or medium, slender. Cavity acute to acuminate, deep, moderately narrow to rather broad, often russeted. Calyx small to medium, partly open or sometimes closed; lobes reflexed. Basin usually very small, shallow and narrow or sometimes abrupt and moderately deep, seldom furrowed or wrinkled. Skin thin, tough, smooth, somewhat waxy, pale yellow or greenish partly washed with light red, rather indistinctly striped with carmine and marked toward the cavity with broken stripes of grayish scarf-skin. Dots large, grayish, rather obscure, mingled with numerous others that are small and russet. Prevailing effect yellowish. Calyx tube medium to large, conical to funnel-form, sometimes extending to the core. Stamens median. Core below medium to medium in size, somewhat abaxile to nearly axile; cells usually symmetrical, partly open or closed; core lines clasp the funnel cylinder. Carpels roundish to obcordate, emarginate, slightly tufted. Seeds medium to rather large, dark, plump, obtuse, sometimes tufted. Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, or greenish, moderately firm, moderately fine, rather crisp, somewhat tender, juicy, mild subacid with a peculiar but not altogether agreeable aroma, fair quality. Season November to March or April. Commercial limit, February.