Vochins Crimean

Origin / History

Russian origin. Of Romna type. Recorded in N.E. Hansen's A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902) as No. 228.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large, very regular.

Form: Conical, very regular.

Stem: Long, stout, often fleshy and clubbed.

Cavity: Regular, obtuse.

Calyx: Closed. Calyx tube funnel-shaped. Stamens median.

Basin: Narrow, very shallow, slightly corrugated.

Skin: Surface green, overlaid with whitish.

Dots: Whitish green, large.

Flesh and flavor: White. Juicy. Sprightly acid. Good.

Core and seeds: Core closed. Cells elliptical, slit. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens median. Seeds about eight, plump, rounded, short.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

[NOTE: Source text may be incorrect — the second description below is of a different, unnamed Russian variety grown by J. B. Mitchell of Cresco, Iowa, with a late August to September season and differing form, color, and flesh. It is not identified in the source as Vochins Crimean and is reproduced here as given.]

Another very distinct unknown Russian, as grown by J. B. Mitchell, Cresco, Iowa. Fruit below medium, very regular, oblong, somewhat conical, ends flattened. Surface almost wholly covered with bright mixed red stripes and broad splashes; a showy fruit. Dots minute, few, obscure, whitish. Cavity regular, obtuse, some russet. Stem very short. Basin smooth, shallow. Calyx closed, segments connivent. Core closed. Cells ovate, entire. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens median. Seeds about eight, small. Flesh white, snow white, very juicy (Fameuse type of flesh), sprightly subacid, very good. Season late August, September.