Dredge's Fair Maid of Wishford
AppleDredge'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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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)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.)