Trenton

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Origin / History Documented in the Central Experimental Farm (Agassiz, British Columbia) fruit tree trial, planted spring 1895 (Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test, Bulletin No. 3, 1900). Earlier origin not described in source.

Tree A vigorous grower.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Conical.

Skin: Greenish yellow with dull red coloration over nearly the whole surface.

Flesh and Flavor: White, not juicy, tender, mildly sub-acid, nearly sweet. Quality medium.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season August and early September.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants Not described in source.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

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Planted Spring 1895. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, conical. Skin greenish yellow, with dull red over nearly the whole surface. Flesh white, not juicy, tender, mildly sub-acid, nearly sweet, quality medium. Season August and early September.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)