Chestatee
AppleOrigin/History A Southern fruit of unknown origin.
Tree Vigorous, upright, spreading. Wood smooth, reddish gray, with very small reddish buds.
Fruit
- Form and Size: Medium, oblate inclining to conic
- Skin Color: Pale yellow with a slight blush in the sun
- Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid. Quality: Good.
- Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Surface Features, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season November
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Chestatee.
A Southern fruit of unknown origin. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. Wood smooth, reddish gray, with very small reddish buds. Fruit medium, oblate inclining to conic, pale yellow with a slight blush in the sun. Flesh whitish, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid. Good. November.