Castle Major
AppleCastle Major
Origin/History
An English cooking apple.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and form: Medium, roundish oblate.
Skin: Greenish yellow with white specks.
Flesh and flavor: Firm, juicy, brisk, acid.
Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to April.
Uses
Cooking.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Castle Major.
An English cooking Apple.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, with white specks. Flesh firm, juicy, brisk, acid. January to April. (Lind.)