Bleeker Meadow

Origin & History

Found in a meadow by Aaron Feaster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, about 1783. The variety was documented by A.J. Downing in Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1845) and described in the Magazine of Horticulture (1848).

Fruit

Size & Form
Small to medium; globular form, very regular in shape.

Skin
Smooth texture. Ground color bright clear yellow, sprinkled with crimson dots concentrated on the side next the sun.

Flesh & Flavor
Very white and firm. Flavor distinctly musky and spicy. Despite these aromatic qualities, the flesh mostly remains crisp and hard in texture rather than becoming soft or melting.

Quality
Good.

Season

October and November.

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Note on source: This description derives solely from historical fruit references (Downing, 1845 and Magazine of Horticulture, 1848, via Hedrick's 1921 compendium). No modern horticultural description or tree characteristics are documented here. The emphasis on the fruit's firm, crisp texture and musky-spicy flavor profile would be the primary identification markers for this variety.