Derby

Apple

Derby

Origin and History

Originated on the Capt. Wright farm, Derby, Vermont.

Tree

Hardy, strong, thrifty growth. An early and abundant bearer.

Fruit

Size: Above medium.

Form: Oblate.

Skin: Yellowish surface, shaded with red and striped with dark red on the sun side.

Flesh and Flavor: Crisp, pleasant subacid. Quality: good.

Season

Fall and early winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Budd & Hansen, Systematic Pomology (1914)

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Derby. — Originated on the Capt. Wright farm, Derby, Vermont; tree of hardy, strong, thrifty growth, and an early and abundant bearer.

Fruit above medium; form oblate; surface yellowish, shaded with red and striped with dark red on sun side. Flesh crisp, pleasant subacid, good. Fall and early winter.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)

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