Titus
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Titus
Origin / History
Described by John J. Thomas in The American Fruit Culturist (1903), where it is classed as Russian. Thomas calls it the best of the Titus family of Russian apples.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Round.
Stem: Medium.
Cavity: Deep.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Wide, shallow.
Skin: Greenish yellow, striped with red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Fine-grained, juicy, sub-acid. Thomas rates it the best of the Titus family of Russian apples.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Late autumn.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Illustrated as Fig. 434 in The American Fruit Culturist.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Prof. Budd claims this to be the true Titus, of Russia.
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
View original book sources (1)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Titus. Large, round; greenish yellow, striped with red; cavity deep, stem medium; basin wide, shallow; flesh fine-grained, juicy, sub-acid, the best of the Titus family of Russian apples. Late autumn. Fig. 434. Russian.