Gewiss Good

Apple

Gewiss Good

Alternate names: Gewiss Guth, Indeed Good

Origin/History

Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Tree

Vigorous, upright spreading growth habit.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate, often conic.

Skin: Light yellow, slightly shaded with carmine.

Stem: Short, inserted in a deep, narrow, slightly russeted cavity.

Calyx: Partially closed.

Basin: Deep, slightly corrugated.

Flesh: Juicy, tender, crisp.

Flavor: Somewhat spicy, subacid. Rated good.

Season

December through February.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Gewiss Good. Gewiss Guth. Indeed Good. Origin, Berks Co., Pa. Tree vigorous, upright spreading. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, often conic, light yellow, slightly shaded with carmine. Stalk short, inserted in a deep, narrow, slightly russeted cavity. Calyx partially closed. Basin deep, slightly corrugated. Flesh juicy, tender, crisp, with a somewhat spicy, subacid flavor. Good. December, February.

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

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