Waxen
AppleWaxen
Origin and History
Minnesota. The name Waxen is noted as being already occupied by an old Virginia variety and thus should be changed.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form
Above medium to large, roundish, truncated, unequal, irregular.
Skin
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 and Seeds
Core half open, clasping. Tube funnel-shaped, long. Stamens marginal.
Flesh and Flavor
Yellowish, firm, fine grained, juicy. Slightly astringent, subacid. Quality: good.
Season
Late fall.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— 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.