Cheney

Apple

Cheney

Origin/History

Originated on the old Cheney farm, South Manchester, Connecticut.

Tree

Upright, spreading growth habit. Early and regular bearer.

Fruit

Size: Medium
Form: Oblate
Skin: Yellow shaded with rich crimson over the whole surface
Flesh: White, tender, juicy, pleasant, subacid, slightly aromatic
Quality: Good to very good

Season

September and October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/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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Cheney.

Originated on the old Cheney farm, South Manchester, Conn. Tree upright, spreading, an early and regular bearer.

Fruit medium, oblate, yellow shaded with rich crimson over the whole surface. Flesh white, tender, juicy, pleasant, subacid, slightly aromatic. Good to very good. September and October.

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