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Dredge's Fair Maid of Wishford

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Dredge's Fair Maid of Wishford

Origin/History

A variety from near Salisbury, England.

Tree

Free grower; good bearer.

Fruit

  • Size: Medium
  • Form: Roundish
  • Stem: Not described in source
  • Cavity: Not described in source
  • Calyx: Not described in source
  • Basin: Not described in source
  • Skin: Yellow with patches of brown russet and streaks of red in sun
  • Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, firm, brisk, juicy, sugary
  • Core and Seeds: Not described in source

Season

December to March.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Information from Hogg, as cited in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Dredge's Fair Maid of Wishford.

A variety from near Salisbury, England. Tree a free grower, and good bearer.

Fruit medium, roundish, yellow, with patches of brown russet, and streaks of red in sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, brisk, juicy, sugary. December to March. (Hogg.)

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