Bevan's Favorite

Apple

Bevan's Favorite

Origin and History Originated in Salem, New Jersey, where it has become a local favorite.

Tree Vigorous and productive.

Fruit

Size: Medium
Form: Oblate, slightly conic
Skin: Yellow, striped and splashed with red
Flesh: White, firm, crisp
Flavor: Subacid
Quality: Good
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season August

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Bevan's Favorite.

Origin, Salem, New Jersey, where it is a favorite. Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, yellow, striped and splashed with red. Flesh white, firm, crisp, subacid. Good. August.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)