Union

Apple

Union

Origin and History Originated in the County of Way, Iowa. Documented in Lewis Jones' manuscript.

Tree Good bearer (productive).

Fruit

Size: Medium
Form: Roundish oblong conical
Skin: Yellow with pale red stripes
Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, flesh character and flavor, core, and seeds: Not described in source

Season January

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

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Union.

Originated in the County of Way, Ia. Tree a good bearer. Fruit medium, roundish oblong conical, yellow, with pale red stripes. January. (Lewis Jones' MS.)

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

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