Waxen
AppleWaxen
Origin / History
Waxen is described by N.E. Hansen in A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902), where it is listed with its origin in Minnesota. Hansen states that the name is already occupied by an old Virginia variety and that it should therefore be changed.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium to large.
Form: Roundish, truncated, unequal, irregular.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Regular.
Calyx: Half open. Core half open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped, long; stamens marginal.
Basin: Wavy, corrugated, narrow, abrupt.
Skin: Surface smooth, polished, clear waxen yellow, with red blush.
Dots: White, minute, suffused.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, firm, fine grained, juicy, slightly astringent, subacid, good.
Core and seeds: Half open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped, long; stamens marginal.
Season
Late fall.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
(Hansen says this originated in Minnesota.
View original book sources (1)
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Waxen—Origin, Minnesota. This name is already occupied by an old Virginia variety and hence should be changed—Fruit above medium to large, roundish, truncated, unequal, irregular; surface smooth, polished, clear waxen yellow, with red blush; dots white, minute, suffused; cavity regular; stem short; basin wavy, corrugated, narrow, abrupt; calyx half open. Core half open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped, long; stamens marginal; flesh yellowish, firm, fine grained, juicy, slightly astringent, subacid, good. Late fall.