DUCHESS' FAVOURITE
AppleDUCHESS' FAVOURITE
Origin/History
Raised by Mr. Cree, a nurseryman of Addlestone, before 1823.
Tree
Growth habit: Upright.
Bearing: Very fertile.
Leaf: Rather small, light green, upfolded, finely crenate.
Fruit
Size and form: Medium, 2½ by 2; round, flattened, regular.
Skin: Pale yellow, almost entirely covered with crimson red.
Stem: Moderately long, inserted in a rather deep evenly russeted cavity.
Eye: Open in a shallow wrinkled basin.
Flesh and flavor: Crisp, yellow, brisk and pleasant, often tinged with red.
Season
September to October.
Uses
Dessert apple. Attractive in appearance and largely grown for market use.
Source: E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920); cross-reference to Herefordshire Pomona, p. 69.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)DUCHESS' FAVOURITE. Her. Pom., 69. Dessert, September to October, medium, 2½ by 2, round, flattened, regular. Colour, pale yellow, almost entirely covered with crimson red. Flesh, crisp, yellow, brisk and pleasant, often tinged with red. Eye, open in a shallow wrinkled basin. Stem, moderately long in a rather deep evenly russeted cavity. Growth, upright; very fertile. Leaf, rather small, light green, upfolded, finely crenate. Origin, raised by Mr. Cree, a nurseryman of Addlestone, before 1823. This apple is attractive in appearance and largely grown for market use.