Blake

Apple

Blake

Origin/History

Originated in Westbrook, Cumberland Co., Maine.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: medium to large. Form: roundish. Skin: greenish yellow, quite yellow at maturity. Flesh and flavor: firm, fine, crisp, juicy, subacid. Quality: Good.

Season

October to January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Blake.

Originated in Westbrook, Cumberland Co., Maine. Fruit medium to large, roundish, greenish yellow, quite yellow at maturity. Flesh firm, fine, crisp, juicy, subacid. Good. October to January. (Me. Rep.)

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