Mother

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1848

Origin

Bolton, Worcester county, Mass., United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 14.5 °Bx
Fruit height: 69.0 mm
Fruit width: 69.0 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

A beautiful red dessert apple of good size with tender, juicy, aromatic flesh of excellent quality. It ripens in late autumn and early winter (prime in November), but does not keep well in ordinary storage beyond November; cold storage may preserve it until March or later. The tree is below medium size, rather tender, and commonly a biennial cropper; it is desirable for home orchards but not recommended for commercial planting.

Flavor & Texture

subacidmildaromatichoneyedfine_grainedtenderjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

8 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Offspring

Thomas Rivers

Origin & History

Status: heritage
Origin type: chance seedling

subacidaromatictender

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589077
UK National Fruit Collection: 4099