Toole's Indian Rareripe

Apple

Toole's Indian Rareripe

Origin/History

Origin unknown.

Tree

Stout, upright, short-jointed, forming a dense round head, moderately productive. Young shoots smooth, clear reddish.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Roundish, slightly conic (Downing); roundish (Thomas).

Skin: Greenish yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun (Downing). Thomas describes the ground color as light yellow with a reddish cheek — a slight conflict with Downing's "greenish yellow" ground.

Stem: Very short.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Basin: Medium, uneven.

Flesh/Flavor: Greenish white, tender, brisk subacid, valuable for cooking (Downing). Subacid, good quality, culinary (Thomas).

Core: Large.

Season

September–October (Downing); early autumn (Thomas).

Uses

Culinary. Both sources characterize this as a cooking apple.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Toole's Indian Rareripe.

Origin unknown. Tree stout, upright, short-jointed, forming a dense round head, moderately productive. Young shoots smooth clear reddish.

Fruit large, roundish slightly conic, greenish yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun. Stalk very short. Calyx small, closed. Basin medium, uneven. Flesh greenish white, tender, brisk subacid, valuable for cooking. Core large. September, October.

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

Toole's Indian Rareripe. Large, roundish, light yellow, reddish cheek; sub-acid, good—culinary. Early autumn.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)