Wismer Dessert
Apple
Stark Bros. Year Book (1910)
Size medium to large; smooth, beautifully colored with yellow, shaded with bright red, in stripes and blotches, marked with russet dots. Exquisitely delicious flavor, juicy, melting, buttery, pear like texture. Tree a strong grower and extremely hardy. Originated near Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Season November to April.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 12 catalogs (1901–1918) from England, Missouri, Oregon, Washington
- Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1906
- Carlton Nursery Co. , Carlton , Oregon — 1909
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1910
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1911
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1918
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish, Washington (on Yakima Indian Reservation) - [undated; companion to the 1912 "Sixth Edition" descriptive catalogue; same cover design and incorporated 1903 date; dated as c.1912]