Clarke's Delaware
AppleClarke's Delaware
Origin/History
Originated with John C. Clarke, Maryland.
Tree
Very productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Nearly medium size, roundish, inclining to oblong, oblique.
Surface: Smooth.
Color: Yellow, shaded in the sun with orange red, with many gray dots.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, moderately tender, juicy, mild subacid. Almost very good.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Clarke's Delaware.
Originated with John C. Clarke, Maryland. Tree very productive.
Fruit nearly medium size, roundish, inclining to oblong, oblique, smooth, yellow, shaded in the sun with orange red, many gray dots. Flesh whitish, moderately tender, juicy, mild subacid. Almost very good. December to March.