Blackstone Valley Sweet

Apple

Blackstone Valley Sweet

Origin/History

Originated in Massachusetts.

Tree

Productive.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium; oblate (flattened at poles), often depressed, inclining toward conic.

Skin: Greenish-yellow with some netting of russet and gray and green dots.

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine-grained, sweet, and rich.

Core: Small.

Season

August.

Uses

Good for cooking.

Subtypes/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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Blackstone Valley Sweet.

Originated in Massachusetts. Tree productive. Fruit medium, oblate, often depressed, inclining to conic, greenish-yellow, some nettings of russet, gray and green dots. Flesh white, fine-grained, sweet, and rich. Good for cooking. August. Core small.

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