Ekie Sweet

Apple

Ekie Sweet

Origin/History: From Erie, Pa.

Fruit:

Size: Medium
Form: Roundish oblate
Skin: Whitish yellow
Flesh: White, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant sweet
Quality: Good
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season: September, October

Tree: Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

View original book sources (1)

Ekie Sweet. From Erie, Pa. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, whitish yellow. Flesh white, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant sweet. Good. September, October.

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