White

Apple

White

Origin / History

Described in F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium to large.

Form: Regular, slightly conical.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Calyx set in a hollow basin.

Basin: Hollow.

Skin: Ground color greenish. Overlying color lemon yellow, with spots and splashes made darker by minute black specks.

Dots: Spots and splashes, made darker by minute black specks.

Flesh and flavor: Crisp, tender, juicy. Rather acid for the table, but fine for cooking.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Keeps until January.

Uses

Rather acid for the table, but fine for cooking.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1904) from Oregon

Henderson Luelling / Traveling Nursery (historical recall) , Oregon — 1904

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White.

Medium to large, regular, slightly conical; calyx, in a hollow basin; color, lemon yellow, with spots and splashes made darker by minute black specks on a greenish ground; flesh, crisp, tender, juicy. Keeps until January. Rather acid for the table, but fine for cooking.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)