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Devonshire Red Streak

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Devonshire Red Streak

Origin/History An old West of England fruit. When grown in the States, the fruit becomes increased in size.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Roundish conical.

Skin: Yellowish with many stripes of red; few brown dots.

Flesh: Yellow, tender, brisk, subacid.

Quality: Good.

Core: Large, hollow.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.

Season November, December.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.


Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Devonshire Red Streak. Another old West of England fruit, which, when grown in the States, becomes increased in size. Fruit medium, roundish conical, yellowish with many stripes of red, few brown dots. Flesh yellow, tender, brisk, subacid. Good. Core large, hollow. November, December.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)