Blakely
AppleBlakely
Origin/History
Originated in Pawlet, Vermont, on the farm of Mr. Blakely. Elliott's description is drawn directly from Downing.
Tree
Vigorous, upright growth. Regular bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, regularly oblate, slightly conic.
Skin: Yellow, with a sunny cheek thinly sprinkled with reddish dots.
Stem: Small and short.
Cavity: Broad, of moderate depth.
Calyx: Nearly closed.
Basin: Small and shallow.
Flesh/Flavor: Tender and juicy, with a very pleasant, mild, subacid flavor. Downing rates quality as Good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January through March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Blakely. Origin, Pawlet, Vermont, on the farm of Mr. Blakely. Vigorous, upright growth, regular bearer. Fruit large, regularly oblate, slightly conic, yellow, with a sunny cheek thinly sprinkled with reddish dots. Stalk small and short, inserted in a broad cavity of moderate depth. Calyx nearly closed. Basin small and shallow. Flesh tender, juicy, with a very pleasant, mild, subacid flavor. Good. January, March.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Blakely.
Origin, Pawlet, Vermont, on the farm of Mr. Blakely. Vigorous, upright growth, regular bearer.
Fruit, large, regularly oblate, slightly conic; skin, yellow, with a sunny cheek, thinly sprinkled with reddish dots: stem, small and short, inserted in a broad cavity of moderate depth; calyx, nearly closed; basin, small and shallow; flesh, tender, juicy, with a very pleasant, mild, sub-acid flavor. January and March. (Downing.)