Wismer
- From
- Port Elgin
- Description
- This is an apple of Canadian origin introduced in 1897 by J. H. Wismer, Port Elgin, Ontario. It has not yet been tested sufficiently in this state to indicate whether it has any value for this region.
- Flesh quality
- mild subacid, of excellent flavor and exceedingly fine, tender texture.
- Skin color
- yellow, red striped
- Sizes
- large, medium, above medium
- Also known as
- Wismer's Dessert
- Wisner’s Dessert
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Spencer A. Beach, The Apples of New York, vol. 1 (Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1905), 380.