Cheese

Apple

Cheese

Origin / History

Origin, Lewisburgh, Pa.

Tree

Tree strong, vigorous, spreading, productive annually.

Fruit

Size: Medium to large.

Form: Oblate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish, mostly overspread and striped with red.

Dots: Small, grayish.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, subacid. Good.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to February.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Cheese. Origin, Lewisburgh, Pa. Tree strong, vigorous, spreading, productive annually. Fruit medium to large, oblate, greenish, mostly overspread and striped with red, small grayish dots. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, subacid. Good. November to February.

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

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