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Cabbage-Head

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Cabbage-Head

Origin/History

Probable origin: New Jersey.

Tree

Vigorous grower and good bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, oblate conical.

Skin: Golden yellow with a few gray dots.

Flesh: Yellow, a little coarse, crisp, juicy, brisk, subacid.

Core: Medium.

Quality: Good.

Season

December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Cabbage-Head. Probable origin, New Jersey. Tree a vigorous grower and good bearer. Fruit large, oblate conical, golden yellow, with a few gray dots. Flesh yellow, a little coarse, crisp, juicy, brisk, subacid. Good. Core medium. December.

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