Fail-Me-Never
AppleFail-Me-Never
Origin / History
Described by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) as a Scottish apple for cooking purposes. The description is attributed to Lind.
Tree
Tree hardy and productive.
Fruit
Size: Fruit above medium.
Form: Fruit oblate, ribbed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Red, becoming deep red in the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, sugary. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
The source lists November and March.
Uses
Cooking apple.
Subtypes / 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)Fail-Me-Never. Neverfail. A Scottish Apple for cooking purposes. Tree hardy and productive. Fruit above medium, oblate, ribbed, red, becoming deep red in the sun. Flesh white, sugary. Good. November, March. (Lind.)