Gipsy King
AppleGIPSY KING
Origin / History
The originator and place of origin are unrecorded. The variety is cited in the source as "Her. Pom., 69."
Tree
Growth slender; fertile. Leaf small, oval, dark, nearly flat, flat crenate.
Fruit
Size: Small, 2¼ by 2.
Form: Round flattened, even.
Stem: Fairly long.
Cavity: Deepish.
Calyx: Eye open.
Basin: Shallow and wide.
Skin: Colour golden-yellow with deep brown-red flush and stripes, generally nearly covered with russet netting.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Crisp, yellow, juicy, and pleasantly sub-acid, but poor in flavor. A very nice little fruit with a brisk acidity.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November to January.
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Of the Ross Nonpareil style.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)GIPSY KING. Her. Pom., 69. Dessert, November to January, small, 2¼ by 2, round flattened, even. Colour, golden-yellow, with deep brown-red flush, and stripes and generally nearly covered with russet netting. Flesh, crisp, yellow, juicy, and pleasantly sub-acid, but poor in flavour. Eye, open, in a shallow wide basin. Stem, fairly long, in a deepish cavity. Growth, slender ; fertile. Leaf, small, oval, dark, nearly flat, flat crenate. Origin, unrecorded. A very nice little fruit with a brisk acidity. Of the Ross Nonpareil style.