French Nonpareil
AppleFrench Nonpareil
Origin and History
Origin unknown.
Tree
Vigorous, moderately productive.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium. Roundish oblate, sides unequal.
Skin Greenish yellow, shaded, splashed, and marbled with red.
Flesh and Flavor Whitish, crisp, juicy, pleasant, mild subacid. Good to very good.
Core and Seeds Core small.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and 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)French Nonpareil.
Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, moderately productive.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, sides unequal, greenish yellow, shaded, splashed, and marbled with red. Flesh whitish, crisp, juicy, pleasant, mild subacid. Good to very good. Core small. October, November.