Zurdel
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Zurdel
Origin and History Not described in source.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Skin Grass-green with dull blush somewhat like that of Rhode Island Greening.
Flesh and Flavor As grown at the Station, it is hardly fair in quality.
Form, Size, Stem, Cavity, Basin, Calyx, Core, and Seeds Not described in source.
Season In season from January to April or May.
Uses No value for New York fruit growers.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901 — listed as White Zurdel
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913 — listed as White Zurdel
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)ZURDEL.
REFERENCES. 1. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 8:356. 1889. 2. Burrill and McCluer, Ill. Sta. Bul., 45:345. 1896. 3. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:152. 1904.
SYNONYM. WHITE ZURDEL (1, 2). White Zurdel (3).
Fruit grass-green with dull blush somewhat like that of Rhode Island Greening. As grown at this Station it is hardly fair in quality. It is in season from January to April or May. It is worthy of mention only for the purpose of stating that it has no value for the New York fruit grower.