_Synonyms_: King, Tom's Red, Tommy Red.
Origin uncertain; said to have originated with Thomas Thacher, Warren
county, New Jersey. A valuable market apple. Tree very vigorous,
spreading, abundant bearer annually. Young shoots very dark reddish
brown, quite downy, especially toward the ends. Fruit large, globular,
inclining to conic, sometimes oblate, angular. Color yellowish, mostly
shaded with red, striped and splashed with crimson. Stalk rather stout
and short, inserted in a large, somewhat irregular cavity. Calyx small
and closed, set in a medium, slightly corrugated basin. Flesh yellowish,
rather coarse, juicy, tender, with an exceedingly agreeable, rich,
vinous flavor, delightfully aromatic. Very good to best. December to
March.