Forge
AppleForge
Origin and History
A variety originating in Sussex County, England.
Tree
The tree is strong and stocky with short joints, forming a spreading, open head. It is productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small to medium; roundish oblate in shape, with obscure ribbing.
Skin: Whitish yellow ground, overspread, shaded, splashed, striped, and mottled with red.
Flesh: Yellowish white, tender, juicy, pleasant, and subacid.
Quality and Season
Quality Rating: Very good.
Maturity and Storage: October through December.
Note on Source: The description, being quite brief, provides foundational identification markers—particularly the distinctive coloring pattern (whitish yellow heavily marked with red), the small-to-medium size, and the specific texture (tender, juicy, subacid flesh). The English origin and productive habit are typical of commercial English varieties of the period. No variant strains or subtypes are mentioned.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Forge.
Origin, Sussex Co., England. Tree strong, stocky, short-jointed, forming a spreading open head, productive.
Fruit small to medium, roundish oblate, obscurely ribbed, whitish yellow, overspread, shaded, splashed, striped, and mottled with red. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, pleasant, subacid. Very good. October, December.