Crispin name adopted in parts of the U.S. in mid 1980's. Fruit is pale, creamy white, firm, fine-textured, juicy, somewhat sweet. Ripens late October. A Russian variety from the 1700's or earlier. The fruit has a pale yellow ground color, mottled and flushed with bright red, and dark red stripes.
Flesh is pale cream, firm, juicy and fairly acid.
Duchess is very hardy and easy to grow. Ripens in mid-August. Has a tendency to overset fruits. Unless hand thinned annually, trees will develop a biennial bearing habit and small fruit size. A McIntosh-Red delicious cross introduced by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva in 1965.