The apple is round but not always regularly so.
The white, fine-grained flesh is tender and juicy, sometimes with a tinge of yellow. The taste has just a bit of tartness.
The trees are usually found in old orchards.
Good for eating out of hand or cooking with.
Possibly originated in Virginia. Released 1850. Was popular in mid-1800s America for home growing. Was listed as Summer Pippin in 1871 in American Pomological Society’s Catalogue; in 1897, the name was changed to Champlain.