Basin rather shallow, regular; Eye small, closed.
Cavity acute, regular, deep, sometimes brown; Stem medium.
Core regular, nearly closed, clasping; Seeds medium, dark; Flesh white, very soft, light, juicy; Flavor very sweet when ripe, somewhat bitter when green; Quality only good—by some called best; Use, market, stock and dessert—tasteless when cooked; Season, July and August.
Fallawater.
TULPEHOCKEN, ETC.
Fig. 138.—FALLAWATER.
A native of Pennsylvania, where it is a great favorite; extensively cultivated through the West.
This is essentially a market apple, having little to recommend it but its size, appearance and productiveness.
Tree very vigorous, spreading, productive, not long-lived; Shoots very stout, dark; Leaves large.