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Chili Apple

Apple

CHILI APPLE

Origin/History

Cultivated near Philadelphia as of 1817.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Very small.

Form: Oblong.

Stem: Long.

Skin: Red, streaked with yellow; a red cheek towards the sun.

Flesh/Flavor: Firm, rich, sweet and juicy. A pleasant eating apple.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Core: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens in October.

Uses

Eating apple.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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NO. 106. CHILI APPLE.

The size is very small; the form oblong—the skin is red, streaked with yellow; a red cheek towards the sun—the stem long; the flesh firm, rich, sweet and juicy—a pleasant eating apple: it ripens in October; is cultivated near Philadelphia.

William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)