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Burr's Seedling

Apple

Burr's Seedling

Origin and History

Marlborough, England.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Roundish, slightly conical

Skin: Yellow ground color; blush red on the sun-exposed side; patches and dots of russet

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish; tender, juicy, subacid

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

Season

October to December

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.


Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), citing Hogg.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Burr's Seedling.

Origin, Marlborough, England. Fruit medium roundish, slightly conical, yellow, blush red in the sun, patches and dots of russet. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, subacid. October to December. (Hogg.)

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