Fail-Me-Never

Apple

Fail-Me-Never

Origin/History Scottish apple, also known as Neverfail. A cooking variety.

Tree Hardy and productive.

Fruit

Size: Above medium
Form: Oblate, ribbed
Skin Color: Red, becoming deep red in the sun
Flesh: White, sugary
Quality: Good

Season and Storage November through March.

Uses Cooking.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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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.)

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

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