Union

Apple

Union

Origin/History

Originated in Way County, Iowa. Source: Lewis Jones' manuscript notes.

Tree

A good bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblong conical
Skin: Yellow with pale red stripes

Season

January

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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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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