Borden's Early

Apple

Origin and History

Origin unknown.

Tree

Vigorous, spreading, productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate, conical.

Skin: Yellow, striped and splashed with two shades of red.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, crisp, juicy, mild subacid.

Core: Large.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

A desirable cooking apple. Quality rating: good.

Subtypes and 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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Borden's Early.

Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive.

Fruit medium, roundish oblate, conical, yellow, striped, and splashed with two shades of red. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, mild subacid. Core large. Good. A desirable cooking apple.

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