William Crump
AppleWilliam Crump
Origin / History
Raised by Mr. W. Crump, of Madresfield, from Cox's Orange and Worcester Pearmain; introduced by Messrs. Rowe, of Worcester. George Bunyard & Co. (1914) call it a "seedling" and "a very promising introduction," offer good fruiting pyramids, and mark it "F.C." Described in Gard. Chron., 1909, p. 21.
Tree
Growth moderate, upright. Leaf rather large, dark, horizontal, upfolded, little twisted, boldly serrate. Bunyard (1920) finds it "not very fertile" with him at Allington, but it crops well with its raiser.
Fruit
Size: Medium, 2½ by 1¾ (Bunyard 1920); George Bunyard & Co. (1914) call it small.
Form: Round conical, regular; conical (George Bunyard & Co.).
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Deep and rather narrow.
Calyx: Eye closed.
Basin: Round, even.
Skin: Greenish yellow, almost covered with dark brown-red and light russet; George Bunyard & Co. say heavily flushed red with slight russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh rather firm, greenish yellow; flavor good, and "excellent" in George Bunyard & Co.'s catalog.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to February; George Bunyard & Co. give December to January.
Uses
Dessert. "A good addition to the late dessert sorts" (Bunyard 1920).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)WILLIAM CRUMP. Gard. Chron., 1909, p. 21. Dessert, December to February, medium, 2½ by 1¾, round conical, regular. Colour, greenish-yellow, almost covered with dark brown-red and light russet. Flesh, rather firm, greenish-yellow, of good flavour. Eye, closed in a round even basin. Stem, short in a deep and rather narrow cavity. Growth, moderate, upright. Leaf, rather large, dark, horizontal upfolded, little twisted, boldly serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. W. Crump from Cox's Orange and Worcester Pearmain, and introduced by Messrs. Rowe, of Worcester. A good addition to the late dessert sorts. So far it is not very fertile with me at Allington, but it crops well with its raiser.
— George Bunyard & Co., George Bunyard Catalog of Fruit Trees (1914) (1914)Dessert; Dec.-Jan. Small, conical, heavily flushed red and slight russet; flavour excellent. This seedling was raised by Mr. Crump, of Madresfield, and is a very promising introduction, and we offer good fruiting pyramids. F.C. Sent out by Messrs. Rowe, Worcester.