Apple
Pear[NOTE: Source text may be incorrect — this entry appears in Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921) rather than in an apple reference, and ripens with Le Conte, a pear variety, suggesting possible misidentification.]
Apple
Origin and History
Originated near Palatka, Florida, from a Japanese sort and introduced about 1909.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish
Skin: Light green becoming lemon-yellow
Flesh: White, crisp, juicy
Season
Ripens with Le Conte.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Apple. 1. Griffing Bros. Cat. 12, fig. 1909.
Said to have originated near Palatka, Fla., from a Japanese sort and introduced about 1909. Fruit large, roundish, light green becoming lemon-yellow; flesh white, crisp, juicy; ripens with Le Conte.