Alfriston
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Alfriston
Origin/History
Valued in England for cooking. Specific origin details not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Roundish, a little ribbed, broadest at the base
Skin Color: Pale greenish-yellow
Flesh: Yellowish-white, crisp, tender
Flavor: Tolerable, somewhat acid
Season
October to January
Uses
Cooking. Particularly valued in England for culinary purposes.
Other
Classified as a "third-rate Apple" but rated "Good" in quality. Occasionally misidentified as Baltimore, though this attribution is incorrect.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 5 catalogs (1897–1917) from England
- Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Alfriston.
Lord Gwydr's Newtown Pippin. Oldaker's New. Shepherd's Pippin. Baltimore, incorrectly.
A third-rate Apple, valued in England for cooking. Fruit large, roundish, a little ribbed, and rather broadest at the base, pale greenish-yellow. Flesh yellowish-white, crisp, tender, with a tolerable, somewhat acid flavor. Good. October to January.