Cheese

Apple

Cheese

Origin and History

Lewisburgh, Pa.

Tree

Strong, vigorous, spreading habit. Productive annually.

Fruit

Size and Form Medium to large, oblate.

Skin Greenish ground color, mostly overspread and striped with red. Small grayish dots.

Flesh and Flavor White, fine-grained, tender, subacid. Good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds Not described in source.

Season

November to February.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

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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