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Keener Seedling
type: Culinary, Dessert, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: Keener's Seedling, Rusty Coat (there is also a British cider apple which goes by the name Rusty Coat )
identification: Small to medium size, round and flattened at both ends. The base colour is yellow, completely covered with a brownish russet and marked with scattered tan lenticels. Sometimes faint reddish stripes can be seen under the russet on the sun-exposed face. The stem is moderately long just proud of its deep and narrow cavity. The calyx is medium large and open, set in a pleated basin.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained, crisp. Juicy, sweet, faintly tart and nutty.
uses: Makes fine jellies, great for pies and excellent fresh eating.
origins: Assumed to be a seedling of a American Limbertwig that emerged in Lincoln County, during the 1850s. It had been grown by John Keener along Leepers Creek for his own use until about 1880 when Dock F. Finger arrived from Missouri to work in the iron ore mines in Lincoln County. He ended up marrying John Keener's daughter (Sarah) and purchased 27 hectares of the Keener holdings along Leeper Creek where he cultivated and promoted the Rusty Coat apples. It was listed in the catalogue of Catawba County Nursery in Newton, North Carolina (U.S.A.) through the 1890s.
cultivation: Grows to 12 metres on its own roots.
cold storage: Keeps three months, sometimes more, in storage.
harvest: In the middle of the fifth period. Fruit hangs well beyond harvest.
pollination group: B
pollination peak: 5
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
hardiness: 4
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