Boxford

Apple

Boxford

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, oblate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Whitish, striped with red.

Flesh and Flavor: Compact. Sources conflict on juiciness and quality: Downing describes the flesh as crisp, juicy, and subacid, rating it "Good"; Elliott describes it as "not very juicy, nor high flavor"; Thomas concurs with Elliott, calling it "not juicy nor high flavored."

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September–October (Downing; Elliott). Thomas gives only "Autumn."

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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BOXFORD.

Fruit medium, oblate. Skin whitish, striped with red. Flesh compact, crisp, juicy, subacid. Good. September, October.

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

BOXFORD.

Fruit, medium, oblate; skin, whitish striped with red; flesh, compact, not very juicy, nor high flavor. September, October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Boxford. Medium, oblate, striped, not juicy nor high flavored. Autumn.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)