Eptings Red Winter
AppleEptings Red Winter
Origin/History
Recorded by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), attributed to Sumner's Manuscript.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Large.
Color Beautiful red, resembling Carolina Red June.
Flesh and Flavor Yellow flesh with rich pine-apple flavor.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Other Details Not described in source.
Season and Storage
Keeps well to Christmas.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Eptings Red Winter. Large, beautiful red, resembling Carolina Red June. Flesh yellow, with rich pine-apple flavor. Keeps well to Christmas. (Sumner's MS.)