Fullerton Sweet
AppleFullerton Sweet
Origin/History
Of unknown origin; found in the orchard of William Fullerton, Orange County, New York. The fruit much resembles the Autumn Sweet Bough (also referenced as Autumn Bough). Beach (1905) notes that the variety had been fruited in Orange County but was not known to the authors firsthand, and so far as could be learned was not being propagated at that time.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Below medium, roundish conical.
Skin: Pale yellow, with a few brown dots (Downing).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh/Flavor: White, juicy, tender, honeyed sweet. Rated very good.
Core/Seeds: Core small.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Fullerton Sweet. Origin unknown, found in the orchard of William Fullerton, Orange Co., N. Y. It much resembles the Autumn Sweet Bough. Fruit below medium, roundish conical, pale yellow, with a few brown dots. Flesh white, juicy, tender, honeyed sweet. Very good. Core small. October, November.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)FULLERTON SWEET.
REFERENCE, i. Downing, 1869:185.
SYNONYMS. None.
A variety of unknown origin which has been fruited in Orange county (i). The fruit much resembles Autumn Bough. It is below medium, pale yellow; flesh tender, sweet, very good; season October and November. We do not know this variety and so far as we can learn it is not being propagated.