Custard
AppleCustard
Origin/History
Originated in the grounds of L. B. Langworthy, Greece, Monroe Co., N. Y.
Tree
Productive.
Fruit
Size and form: Medium to small; roundish or roundish oblate, inclining to conic.
Skin: Greenish yellow, faintly marbled and splashed with dull red, deeper in the sun.
Flesh: Whitish, very tender, juicy, very mild, almost sweet, agreeable.
Core: Small.
Quality and use: Very good. Good for the amateur.
Season
November, December.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Custard.
Originated in the grounds of L. B. Langworthy, Greece, Monroe Co., N. Y. Tree productive.
Fruit medium, to small, roundish, or roundish oblate, inclining to conic, greenish yellow, faintly marbled and splashed with dull red, deeper in the sun. Flesh whitish, very tender, juicy, very mild, almost sweet, agreeable, good for the amateur. Core small. Very good. November, December.