Whitman
AppleWhitman
Origin/History From South Abington, Massachusetts.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
- Size: A little above medium
- Form: Oblong
- Stem: Slender
- Cavity: Not described in source.
- Calyx: Not described in source.
- Basin: Not described in source.
- Skin: Greenish yellow, with russet blotches
- Flesh/Flavor: Sweet
- Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season December.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Reported in N. E. Farm.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
From New England Farmer.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Whitman.
From South Abington, Mass.
Fruit a little above medium, oblong, greenish yellow, with russet blotches. Stalk slender. Flesh sweet. December. (N. E. Farm.)