Tanner's Winter
AppleTanner's Winter
Origin and History
An old variety of unknown origin. The history and original name are unknown. Considerably grown in Granville County, Georgia, where it succeeds and is prized as a winter fruit for general use.
Tree
A good, thrifty grower with slender branches, upright in habit and inclined to spread with age. A good bearer nearly every year.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; oblate, slightly conical, slightly angular.
Skin: Whitish yellow, shaded, rather obscurely striped and splashed with pale purplish red.
Stem: Short and small.
Cavity: Broad and deep; sometimes thinly russetted.
Calyx: Small, half open.
Basin: Large, very deep, nearly smooth.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish yellow, a little coarse, moderately juicy, mild subacid. Quality: good to very good.
Core: Small.
Season
October to February.
Uses
Prized as a winter fruit for general use.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Tanner's Winter.
An old variety of unknown origin. It is considerably grown in Granville County, Ga., where it succeeds and is prized as a winter fruit for general use. The history and original name are unknown.
Tree a good thrifty grower, with slender branches, upright, inclined to spread with age; a good bearer nearly every year.
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conical, slightly angular; skin whitish yellow, shaded, rather obscurely striped and splashed with pale purplish red; stalk short, small; cavity broad, deep, sometimes thin russet; calyx small, half open; basin large, very deep, nearly smooth; flesh whitish yellow, a little coarse, moderately juicy, mild subacid; good to very good; core small. October, February.