William Johnson
AppleWilliam Johnson
Origin and History
Originated by William Johnson, Farmington, Minnesota.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to large, heavy, oblong conical.
Skin: Green, mostly covered with dull red splashes and stripes, overlaid with blue bloom.
Dots: Distinct, numerous, white, with large whitish bases.
Stem: Very long and very stout, entirely filling lower part of cavity.
Cavity: Wide, shallow, funnel-shaped, with stellate russet.
Calyx and Basin: Basin narrow, flat, with minute wrinkles, segments connivent.
Core and Seeds: Core wide open; cells abaxile, elliptical, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds not many.
Flesh and Flavor: White, subacid, good.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)William Johnson—Originated by William Johnson, Farmington, Minnesota—Fruit medium to large, heavy, oblong conical; surface green, mostly covered with dull red splashes and stripes, overlaid with blue bloom; dots distinct, numerous, white, with large whitish bases; cavity wide, shallow, funnel-shaped, with stellate russet; stem very long and very stout, entirely filling lower part of cavity; basin narrow, flat, with minute wrinkles, segments connivent. Core wide open; cells abaxile, elliptical, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds not many; flesh white, subacid, good Winter.