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Fulton Strawberry

Apple

[NOTE: Source text may be incorrect — the description includes tree characteristics (young wood, bearing habits, growth form) and a September season typical of apples, not strawberries. The content below is organized as written, but this may describe an apple variety misidentified as "Fulton Strawberry" or represent a different fruit type entirely.]


Origin/History

Origin same as the Fulton [origin not further specified in source].

Tree

Vigorous, stout, spreading grower. Hardy. Does not come early into bearing. Young wood grayish brown, slightly downy.

Fruit

Size and form: Medium, oblate.

Skin: Whitish, mostly overspread, striped, splashed, and mottled with shades of red.

Flesh and flavor: Whitish, tinged with pink, juicy, pleasant subacid. Quality: Good.

Core: Small.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Fulton Strawberry. Origin same as the Fulton. Tree vigorous, stout, spreading grower, hardy, does not come early into bearing. Young wood grayish brown, slightly downy. Fruit medium, oblate, whitish, mostly overspread, striped, splashed, and mottled with shades of red. Flesh whitish, tinged with pink, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. September.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Fulton