Wabash
AppleWabash
Origin/History
Wabash originated in Pennsylvania. It is also known as Wabash Bellflower. The variety was cited in Hovey's Magazine of Horticulture.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Roundish oblong, or somewhat conical (Downing). Thomas describes the form as ovate.
Stem: Short, slender.
Cavity: Streaked with russet around the stalk.
Calyx: Rather large, open.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Deep yellow, covered with clear orange red, brightest on the sunny side.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, firm, crisp, tender, subacid. Thomas rates the quality as good and notes the fruit is handsome.
Core/Seeds: Core large.
Season
November–December (Downing); November (Thomas).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
- Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903) — listed as Wabash Bellflower
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Wabash.
Wabash Bellflower.
Origin, Pennsylvania.
Fruit large, roundish oblong, or somewhat conical, deep yellow, covered with clear orange red, brightest on the sunny side, and streaked with russet in the cavity around the stalk. Stalk short, slender. Calyx rather large, open. Flesh white, firm, crisp, tender, subacid. Core large. November, December. (Hov. Mag.)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Wabash Bellflower. Large, ovate, orange red on yellow; sub-acid, good—handsome. November. Pa.