Cockle

Apple

Cockle

Origin and History

Cockle was received by the USDA from M. Sharpe of Vacaville, California in 1939.

Fruit

Size and Form Medium-large.

Skin Green and yellow with some russet.

Flesh and Flavor White-cream colored, slightly acid. Flavor rated as good.

Season Mid-October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Other

The variety was reported by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)

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Cockle was received from M. Sharpe, Vacanville, Calif. in 1939. Fruit is medium-large. Skin is green, yellow, with some russet. Flesh is white-cream, slightly acid. Good. Mid-October. Reported by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)