Fairy
AppleFairy
Origin and History
A new English dessert apple spoken of as very handsome and of fine quality. It is thought will rival in size and color the celebrated Lady apple.
Tree
Moderately vigorous, upright, hardy, and prolific.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, oblate, slightly conical.
Stem: Medium length, slender.
Skin: Lemon yellow, covered with bright lively crimson, shaded with streaks of a deeper tinge.
Cavity: Small, russety.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Small, plaited.
Flesh and Flavor: Deep yellow, firm, crisp, very juicy, with a rich brisk flavor and a fine delicate aroma.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December–February.
Uses
Dessert apple.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900). Original attribution: Florist and Pomologist.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
From Florist and Pomologist.
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Fairy.
A new English dessert apple, which is spoken of as very handsome, and of fine quality, and it is thought will rival in size and color the celebrated Lady apple. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, hardy, and prolific.
Fruit small, oblate, slightly conical; skin lemon yellow, covered with bright lively crimson, shaded with streaks of a deeper tinge; stalk of medium length, slender; cavity small, russety; calyx closed; basin small, plaited; flesh deep yellow, firm, crisp, very juicy, with a rich brisk flavor, and a fine delicate aroma. December, February. (Florist and Pomologist.)