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Kaighn's Spitzenburg
type: Dessert
synonyms: Hudson Red Streak, Kaighn, Kaighn's Spitzemberg, Kaighn’s Spitzenberg, Kaighn’s Spitzenburg, Lady Finger, Long John, Long Pearmain, Long Red, Ohio Wine, Red Pearmain, Red Phoenix, Red Pippin, Red Spitzenburg (this synonym also refers to a mutation of Spitzenburg, see Red Spitzenburg ), Red Winter Pearmain, Russam
identification: Large, oval tending to conic. Pale yellow base colour, flushed red with darker red striping and marked with an abundance of small, light-coloured lenticels. The stem is long and slender, set in a deep cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, coarse-grained and crisp. Juicy and sweet-tart.
origins: First described by American pomologist William Coxe as Kaighn's Spitzemberg in the 1817 edition of “A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees and the Management of Orchards and Cider” as being “a beautiful early winter fruit, highly deserving of propagation.” He further stated that “its name is derived from a family residing in Gloucester County, New Jersey, where it was first cultivated.” The variety spread quickly from the east coast to the west coast but went into a decline in the early 1900s and has become hard to find. There seems to be no record of its parentage.
cultivation: A vigorous, spreading tree. Highly brushy growth.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months in storage.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
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