Buel's Favorite

Apple

Buel's Favorite

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; roundish.

Stem: Slender (Elliott).

Cavity: Deep, russeted (Elliott).

Calyx: Medium (Elliott).

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish yellow.

Flesh/Flavor: White, firm (Downing). Elliott characterizes the flesh as "a little tough." The two descriptions are compatible — firm flesh described from a texture standpoint in one source and a palatability standpoint in the other.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November (both sources).

Uses

Downing rates the quality as "hardly good," suggesting limited table or culinary value.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Buel's Favorite. Spotted Pippin. Gray Pippin. Fruit medium, roundish, greenish yellow. Flesh white, firm. November. Hardly good.

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

Buel's Favorite. Spotted Pippin. | Gray Pippin. Fruit, medium, roundish, greenish yellow; stem, slender; cavity, deep, russeted; calyx, medium; flesh, a little tough. November.

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

Gray Pippin Spitzwieseke Spotted Pippin