Tillaqua

Apple

Tillaqua

Origin and History

Origin: North Carolina. Known in period literature as "Big Fruit," referring to the fruit's above-medium size.

Tree

Vigorous in growth, with an upright spreading form.

Fruit

Size: Above medium

Form: Roundish oblate to oblate

Stem: Short

Calyx: Closed

Skin: Yellowish ground color, nearly covered with red shadings, splashing, and striping. Moderately sprinkled with large light dots.

Flesh: Whitish, moderately juicy

Flavor: Brisk subacid; quality rated good to very good

Season

November to March

Uses

Not described in source

Subtypes or Variants

Not described in source

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Tillaqua.

Big Fruit.

Origin, North Carolina. Tree vigorous, upright spreading.

Fruit above medium, roundish oblate or oblate, yellowish ground, nearly covered, shaded, splashed, and striped with red, moderately sprinkled with large light dots. Stalk short. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, moderately juicy, brisk subacid. Good to very good. November to March.

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

Big Fruit