Twin
AppleTwin
Origin and History
Introduced and disseminated in Michigan by a nurseryman who, having lost the variety's true name, applied the designation "Twin" because of its habit of bearing fruit in pairs. The variety has not yet been identified, but is believed to be an old variety whose original name has been lost.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium size, oblate.
Skin: Yellowish white, nearly covered with bright red, shaded and striped with dark red. Usually displays a patch of russet next the stalk.
Flesh: Fine-grained, crisp, and juicy, with occasional pink lines or threads running through it. Aromatic.
Core: Small and close.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.
Season
October to November.
Tree Characteristics
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes or Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The paired fruit-bearing habit, from which the variety derives its name, is its most distinguishing characteristic. The source note credits T. T. Lyon, MS.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
T. T. Lyon manuscript.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Twin.
A variety introduced and disseminated in Michigan by a nursery-man, who, having lost its true name, applied the above, because of its bearing its fruit in pairs. It has not yet been identified, but will probably prove some old variety.
Fruit above medium, oblate, yellowish white, nearly covered with bright red, shaded and striped with dark red, usually a patch of russet next the stalk. Flesh fine-grained, crisp, juicy, with occasional pink lines or threads through it, aromatic. October, November. Core small, close. (T. T. Lyon, MS.)