Buck Meadow

Apple

Buck Meadow

Origin/History

Origin in Connecticut — Downing (1900) gives the town as Norwich; Elliott (1865) gives it as Norwalk. Both sources note the variety as productive.

Tree

Drooping habit; productive. (Elliott.)

Fruit

Size: Above medium.

Form: Roundish conical; Elliott adds angular.

Stem: Short. (Elliott.)

Cavity: Deep, abrupt, lined with thin russet. (Elliott.)

Calyx: Closed. (Elliott.)

Basin: Open. (Elliott.)

Skin: Yellow, marbled and streaked with red.

Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, vinous flavor. Downing describes it as "rather rich"; Elliott concurs with "pleasant, vinous." Downing rates the variety Good; Elliott rates it "very good."

Season

November to 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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Buck Meadow.

Origin, Norwich, Conn., productive.

Fruit above medium, roundish, lightly conic, yellow, marbled and streaked with red. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, with a rather rich, pleasant, vinous flavor. Good. November to March.

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

Buck Meadow. From Norwalk, Conn. Tree, drooping habit ; productive. Fruit, above medium, roundish conical, angular, yellow, marbled and streaked with red ; stem, short; cavity, deep, abrupt, thin russet; calyx, closed: basin, open, flesh, yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant, vinous; "very good." November to March.

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