Buxted Favourite
AppleBuxted Favourite
Origin / History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium, 2½ by 2¾.
Form: Flattened round, a little conical, even.
Stem: Short, in a deep, narrow, russet cavity.
Cavity: Deep, narrow, russet.
Calyx: Eye open.
Basin: Deep and wide, plaited.
Skin: Smooth; pale golden yellow, with a slight brown-red flush and stripes like a King of the Pippins.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellow, crisp, rather acid, very little flavor. "A rather poor fruit with me, certainly not more than a cooking variety."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to February.
Uses
Culinary.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)BUXTED FAVOURITE. Culinary, December to February, medium, 2½ by 2¾, flattened round a little conical, even. Colour, pale golden yellow, slight brown red flush and stripes like a King of the Pippins; smooth. Flesh, yellow, crisp, rather acid, very little flavour. Eye open in a deep and wide plaited basin. Stem, short in a deep narrow russet cavity. A rather poor fruit with me, certainly not more than a cooking variety.