Bluff Sweet
Apple
Origin/History
The Bluff Sweet was found by G. M. Beeler on the banks of the White River, upon a farm devoted to pomology. Downing (1900) records the variety under the same provenance, citing Warder as his source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to small, round, regular.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Shallow, regular.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Shallow.
Skin: Smooth, green.
Dots: Minute.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh greenish-white. Flavor sweet. Quality good.
Core/Seeds: Core small, oval, pointed. Seeds plump, brown.
Season
July.
Uses
Market. Warder notes it is "rather too small."
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Bluff Sweet.
This apple was found by G. M. Beeler on the banks of the White river, upon a farm devoted to pomology.
Fig. 179.—BLUFF SWEET.
Fruit medium to small, regular, round; Surface smooth, green; Dots minute. Basin shallow; Eye small, closed. Cavity shallow, regular; Stem long. Core small, oval, pointed; Seeds plump, brown; Flesh greenish-white; Flavor sweet; Quality good; Use, market; Season, July. Rather too small.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Bluff Sweet.
From the banks of the White River.
Fruit medium to small, round, regular, smooth, green. Flesh greenish white, sweet. Good. July. (Warder.)