Titus
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin/History
Russian origin. Noted as the best variety of the Titus family of Russian apples.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Round
Skin: Greenish yellow, striped with red
Cavity: Deep
Stem: Medium
Basin: Wide, shallow
Flesh and Flavor: Fine-grained, juicy, sub-acid
Season
Late autumn.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903), Fig. 434.
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.