Transcendent Seedling
AppleTranscendent Seedling
Origin / History
Transcendent Seedling is an unnamed winter apple raised from seed of Transcendent crab by the late J. S. Harris, LaCrescent, Minnesota, "one of the foremost of western pomologists." Hansen states that "This variety and the Mills indicate that large apples may be raised from Transcendent crab seed." The variety is recorded in N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate, truncated, slightly angular.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Wide, obtuse, deep, regular.
Calyx: Half open.
Basin: Wide, rather shallow, slightly wrinkled.
Skin: Surface somewhat roughened by the dots. Greenish yellow, thinly covered with mixed and striped dull red.
Dots: Obscure, minute, many, light russet.
Flesh and flavor: White, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Transcendent Seedling—An unnamed winter apple raised from seed of Transcendent crab by the late J. S. Harris, LaCrescent, Minnesota, one of the foremost of western pomologists. This variety and the Mills indicate that large apples may be raised from Transcendent crab seed— Fruit medium, oblate, truncated, slightly angular; surface somewhat roughened by the dots, greenish yellow, thinly covered with mixed and striped dull red; dots obscure, minute, many, light russet; cavity wide, obtuse, deep, regular; stem long; basin wide, rather shallow, slightly wrinkled; calyx half open; flesh white, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, good. Winter.