Tubbs Ironclad

Apple

Tubbs Ironclad

Origin / History

Tree source: F. K. Phoenix. Specimens provided by E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minnesota. Recorded by N.E. Hansen in A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, oblate, very regular.

Skin: Yellow, mostly covered with dull red blush. Dots gray, distinct.

Cavity: Wide, obtuse, regular.

Stem: Very short.

Basin: Regular, broad, very shallow.

Calyx: Open.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellow; mild subacid, good.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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Tubbs Ironclad—Tree from F. K. Phoenix; specimens from E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minn.—Fruit medium, oblate, very regular; surface yellow, mostly covered with dull red blush; dots gray, distinct; cavity wide, obtuse, regular; stem very short; basin regular, broad, very shallow; calyx open; flesh yellow, mild subacid, good. October.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)