Calef's Sweet

Apple

Calef's Sweet

Origin/History

Originated in Kingston, New Hampshire. Also known historically as the Magoun Apple. Description derives from the Maine Report.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Roundish, flattened.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, with gray dots and crimson specks.

Flesh/Flavor: White; very rich and sweet.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (Lowther, 1914) lists this variety in a characteristic table under the name "Calef Sweet." Description absent; variety present in variety-characteristic table.

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Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Calef's Sweet. Magoun Apple. Origin, Kingston, N. H. Fruit large, roundish flattened, yellow, with gray dots and crimson specks. Flesh white, very rich and sweet. November to January. (Maine Report.)

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

Calef Sweet. L rob y VG OW

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Calef Sweet Magoun Apple