Fish's Seedling
AppleFish's Seedling
Origin/History
Keene, New Hampshire. Tree highly esteemed in its locality.
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Oblate, oblique
Skin: Deep red on the sunny side, indistinctly striped with darker red and yellow, and sprinkled with yellow dots
Flesh/Flavor: Greenish white, tender, melting, vinous, saccharine flavor. Quality: Good.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
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)Fish's Seedling.
Origin, Keene, New Hampshire. Tree vigorous and productive, highly esteemed in its locality
Fruit medium, oblate, oblique, deep red on the sunny side, indistinctly striped with darker red and yellow, and sprinkled with yellow dots. Flesh greenish white, tender, melting, vinous, saccharine flavor. Good. October, November.