Victoria
Apple
Victoria
Origin and History
Origin uncertain, though some sources suggest possible origin in Chenango County, New York. The variety belongs in the same group with Mabie. Cultivated more extensively in Chenango and adjacent counties than in any other region, though nowhere grown extensively. Occasionally listed by nurserymen.
Tree
Moderately vigorous with rather short, stocky, crooked branches. Form spreading. Twigs moderately long and rather slender, with medium internodes. Bark dull reddish-brown or olive-green, slightly mottled with scarf-skin, pubescent. Lenticels scattering, usually large and elongated. Buds medium size, rather narrow, plump, appressed, acute, and pubescent. Leaves medium size and rather broad.
Comes into bearing rather young and yields full crops biennially.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium to medium, fairly uniform in size and shape. Form roundish inclined to conic, somewhat flattened at base, faintly and broadly ribbed.
Stem: Usually short, moderately thick.
Cavity: Moderately deep, medium to broad in width, symmetrical, often lipped. Surface sometimes red and smooth, but often bright yellow russet or greenish-russet overspreads the cavity and radiates irregularly over the base in broken lines and splashes.
Calyx: Small to medium, closed or partly open; lobes usually short and not separated at base, acute. Calyx tube short, medium size, conical or somewhat funnel-form. Stamens median to basal.
Basin: Medium in depth to moderately deep, narrow to wide, somewhat abrupt, slightly wrinkled.
Skin: Tough, nearly smooth. Ground color yellow, blushed and faintly mottled with rather dull red and marked with numerous narrow stripes of deeper red. Highly colored specimens are purplish-red with obscure stripes. Dots or flecks conspicuous, gray or russet, becoming smaller and more numerous toward the cavity. Notes resemble the conspicuous, large dots seen on Westfield Seek-No-Further and Blue Pearmain.
Core: Medium to somewhat distant, usually abaxile; cells closed or partly open; core lines clasping the funnel cylinder. Carpels roundish cordate to elliptical, decidedly concave, tufted. Seeds numerous, dark, medium size, flat, acute to obtuse.
Flesh: Tinged with yellow, firm, moderately coarse, very tender, juicy, sweet, good to very good.
Season
October to January. In ordinary storage, October marks the commercial limit. In cold storage, the fruit may be held until January.
Uses
Suitable for either dessert or culinary purposes. Recommended for trial in Central and Eastern New York where a variety of this type is desired for either the home or the local market.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)VICTORIA.
REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1881:111 app. fig. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:251. 3. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bul., 48:59. 1903. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:148. 1904.
SYNONYMS. VICTORIA (3, 4). VICTORIA SWEET (1). Victoria Sweet (4). VICTORIA SWEETING (2).
This variety belongs in the same group with Mabie. The fruit is of good medium size, dark red, with conspicuous, large dots somewhat like those seen on Westfield Seek-No-Further and Blue Pearmain. The flesh is moderately coarse, very tender, rather juicy, sweet, good to very good, for either dessert or culinary uses. In ordinary storage it is in season from October to January, with October as the commercial limit; in cold storage it may be held till January (4). The tree is a pretty good grower, comes into bearing rather young and yields full crops biennially. It is recommended for trial in Central and Eastern New York where a variety of this type is desired either for the home or for the local market.
Historical. Origin uncertain. It is supposed by some to have originated in Chenango county. Probably it is nowhere grown extensively but it is cultivated more in Chenango and adjacent counties than in any other region. It is occasionally listed by nurserymen (2).
TREE.
Tree moderately vigorous with rather short, rather stocky, crooked branches. Form spreading. Twigs moderately long, rather slender; internodes medium. Bark dull reddish-brown or olive-green, slightly mottled with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels scattering, usually large and elongated. Buds medium size, rather narrow, plump, appressed, acute, pubescent. Leaves medium size, rather broad.
FRUIT.
Fruit above medium to medium, fairly uniform in size and shape. Form roundish inclined to conic, somewhat flattened at base, faintly and broadly ribbed. Stem usually short, moderately thick. Cavity moderately deep, medium in width to broad, symmetrical, often lipped, sometimes red and smooth, but often bright yellow russet or greenish-russet overspreads the cavity and radiates irregularly over the base in broken lines and splashes. Calyx small to medium, closed or partly open; lobes usually short and not separated at base, acute. Basin medium in depth to moderately deep, narrow to wide, somewhat abrupt, slightly wrinkled. Skin tough, nearly smooth, yellow, blushed and faintly mottled with rather dull red and marked with numerous, narrow stripes of deeper red. Highly colored specimens are purplish-red with obscure stripes. Dots or flecks conspicuous, gray or russet, becoming smaller and more numerous toward the cavity.
Calyx tube short, medium size, conical or somewhat funnel-form. Stamens median to basal.
Core medium to somewhat distant, usually abaxile; cells closed or partly open; core lines clasping the funnel cylinder. Carpels roundish cordate to elliptical, decidedly concave, tufted. Seeds numerous, dark, medium size, flat, acute to obtuse.
Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, moderately coarse, very tender, juicy, sweet, good to very good.
Season October to January.