Tenderskin

Apple

Tenderskin

Origin/History

Of Southern origin.

Tree

Very vigorous, healthy, and productive. Young wood reddish brown, downy, very short-jointed, with prominent buds.

Fruit

Size & Form Below medium; roundish conical.

Stem Long.

Calyx Closed.

Skin Yellow, striped and splashed somewhat with red, with some bloom.

Flesh & Flavor Yellowish, tender, very juicy, pleasant subacid. Quality: Good to very good.

Season

November to January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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

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Tenderskin.

Of Southern origin. Tree very vigorous, healthy, and productive. Young wood reddish brown, downy, very short-jointed, with prominent buds.

Fruit below medium, roundish conical, yellow, striped and splashed somewhat with red, some bloom. Stalk long. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, tender, very juicy, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. November to January.

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