BUFF COAT

Apple

Origin/History

Origin unrecorded. An old variety.

Tree

Growth sturdy; moderately fertile.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, 3½ by 2½; flat, conical, irregular.

Skin: Dull yellow-green, with large patches of thick russet.

Flesh: Firm, juicy, yellowish, sweet.

Season

December to March.

Uses

Culinary.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Resembles Alfriston, but is flatter.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

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BUFF COAT. Culinary, December to March, large, 3½ by 2½, flat, conical, irregular. Colour, dull yellowgreen, with large patches of thick russet. Flesh, firm, juicy, yellowish, sweet. Growth, sturdy; moderately fertile. Origin, unrecorded. An old variety. Resembles Alfriston, but is flatter.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)