Api Etoile Explained

Genus:Malus
Origin:1600s in Switzerland[1] [2] or France[3] [4]

The Api Etoile, also known as Star Apple,[5] French: Pomme Etoilée|italic=no, or Star Lady Apple,[2] [6] is an apple cultivar notable for its five prominent knobs giving it the appearance of a star. It falls into the Api family of apple cultivars.[5]

The Api Etoile is a rare cultivar. It is cultivated at a few specialty orchards.[3]

Characteristics

The signature characteristic of the Api Etoile is its shape. The five ovaries of the apple form distinct knobs giving the apple the appearance of a rounded star. The apple has light green and pink skin. Its thick and waxy skin protects the flesh from moisture making it keep longer than other apples.[2]

The tree possesses long and slender branches.[7] [8]

History

The Api Etoile was first described in the 17th century by the Swiss botanist J. Bauhin in Latin: Historia plantarum universalis under the name Latin: Pomum Pentagonum .

After Bauhin's death in 1613 the fruit would be cultivated in Italy and in the early 18th century it was cultivated by the Carthusians of Paris.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whealy, Kent. Joanne. Thuente. Fruit, Berry, and Nut Inventory. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange. 1882424573. 3. 53.
  2. Book: Jacobsen, Rowan. Apples of Uncommon Character: Heirlooms, Modern Classics, and Little-Known Wonders.
  3. Web site: Api Etoile Apple. Atlas Obscura. December 30, 2020. Anne Ewbank.
  4. Web site: Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples. Anne Ewbank. January 6, 2020. December 30, 2020. Atlas Obscura.
  5. Book: Scott, John. Scott's Orchardist: Or Catalogue of Fruits Cultivated at Merriott, Somerset. 122. 1873. H.M. Pollett, horticultural steam printer.
  6. Book: Downing, Andrew. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 14. 1876. 7115805M.
  7. Book: Leroy, André. Dictionnaire de pomologie, contenant l'histoire, la description, la figure des fruits anciens et des fruits modernes les plus généralement connus et cultivés. fr. 3. 70. 24162740M. 1867.
  8. Book: Bauhin, Jean. Historia plantarum universalis. 1. Universal History of Plants. la. 10. 1650. Ebroduni. 22238516M.

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