Fishkill Beauty
AppleFishkill Beauty
Origin and History
Originated in Fishkill, New York.
Tree
Vigorous and spreading in habit.
Fruit
Size: Medium or above.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Skin: Whitish yellow with blush in the sun.
Flesh: White, very tender, juicy, mild subacid.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Flavor and Quality
Good.
Season
September, October.
Storage and Keeping
Apt to decay on the tree.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
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)Fishkill Beauty.
Origin, Fishkill, N. Y. Tree vigorous, spreading.
Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate, whitish yellow, blush in the sun. Flesh white, very tender, juicy, mild subacid. Good. September, October. Apt to decay on the tree.
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