Vanderspiegel
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Vanderspiegel
Origin / History
Bennington, Vermont. Originally known as Seek-no-Further by some.
Tree
Good grower, productive.
Fruit
Size: Below medium.
Form: Roundish conic truncated.
Skin: Yellowish, shaded and splashed with red; few light dots.
Calyx: Partially closed.
Flesh: Yellowish, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid.
Stem / Peduncle: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Core / Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to February.
Quality / Uses
Good.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Vanderspiegel.
Seek-no-Further of some.
Origin, Bennington, Vt. Tree a good grower, and productive.
Fruit below medium, roundish conic truncated, yellowish, shaded and splashed with red, few light dots. Calyx partially closed. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. December, February.