White Swan

Apple

White Swan

Origin/History: Russia. A specimen was displayed at the Minnesota State Fair in 1898.

Tree: Not described in source.

Fruit:

Basin: Wide and much corrugated.
Skin: Dots are large and white. The variety closely resembles Yellow Transparent in overall appearance.

All remaining fruit characteristics (size, form, stem, cavity, calyx, flesh, flavor, core, seeds): Not described in source.

Season: Not described in source.

Uses: Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

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White Swan (No. 219)—Origin, Russia—As shown at the Minnesota State Fair in 1898 this was much like Yellow Transparent, but the dots were large and white; the basin wide and much corrugated.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Belaja Lebedka Belaja Tebedka Bielaya lebedka Gov. list No. 219