Autumn Nelis

Autumn Nelis

Origin/History

Raised from seed by F. J. Graham, Cranford, England, about 1852. Exhibited before the British Pomological Society in 1858 under the name Graham's Bergamot, for which it was granted a first class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Prior to being placed on the market in 1863 it was renamed Autumn Nelis because of the similarity of the tree and fruit to Winter Nelis (Hedrick).

Tree

Much the habit of Winter Nelis; very hardy and productive. Young wood light olive (Downing).

Fruit

Size and Form: Downing describes the fruit as medium, obovate pyriform. Hedrick gives it as rather above medium — equal to a large Winter Nelis — obovate-pyriform.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish yellow. Downing describes it as mostly overspread and netted with russet. Hedrick describes it as almost entirely covered with brown-russet.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish. Downing characterizes it as fine-grained, melting, and rich aromatic, rating it Very Good. Hedrick describes the flesh as very tender, melting and buttery, with an abundance of rich, aromatic, sugary juice and an exquisite flavor, rating it a first class dessert fruit.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

First class dessert fruit (Hedrick).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.