Easter Orange

Apple

Easter Orange

Origin/History

Introduced by Messrs. Hillier, of Winchester.

Tree

Growth moderate; fertile. Leaf held flat, rather pale.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, 2¾ by 2¾ inches. Round, a little flattened, regular.

Skin: Deep golden-yellow with flush and stripes of dark-red brown. Marked scaly russet around stem.

Flesh: Firm, yellow, moderately juicy. Good flavour.

Stem: Medium, rather slender, situated in a rather wide, round cavity which has a good deal of scaly russet.

Calyx: Closed in a shallow, much puckered basin.

Season

February to April.

Uses

Dessert. A fruit of attractive appearance and good flavour for late winter and spring use.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Source: E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900

View original book sources (1)

EASTER ORANGE. Dessert, February to April, medium, 2¾ by 2¾, round, a little flattened, regular. Colour, deep golden-yellow with flush and stripes of dark-red brown and marked scaly russet around stem. Flesh, firm, yellow, moderately juicy and of good flavour. Eye, closed in a shallow much puckered basin. Stem, medium, rather slender in a rather wide, round cavity which has a good deal of scaly russet. Growth, moderate; fertile. Leaf, held flat, rather pale. Origin, introduced by Messrs. Hillier, of Winchester. A fruit of attractive appearance and good flavour for late winter and spring use.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Hillier