Bigg's Nonsuch

Apple

Origin and History

Middlesex, England.

Tree

Hardy and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; round, broadest at base.

Skin: Yellow, striped with bright crimson.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, tender, juicy.

Season

October to December.

Uses

Culinary.

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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Bigg's Nonsuch.

Origin, Middlesex, England. Tree hardy and productive. Fruit medium, round, broadest at base, yellow, striped with bright crimson. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy. Culinary use. October to December. (Hogg.)

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