Green's Choice
AppleGreen's Choice
Origin/History
Originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish conical.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, striped with red.
Flesh/Flavor: Tender, juicy, very mild subacid, or almost sweet. Quality rated Good (Downing).
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripe last of August and first of September.
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)Green's Choice.
Origin, Chester Co., Pa. Tree vigorous and productive.
Fruit medium, roundish conical, yellow, striped with red. Flesh tender, juicy, very mild subacid, or almost sweet. Good. Ripe last of August and first of September.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Green's Choice.
Origin, Chester Co., Pa. Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit, medium, roundish conical; skin, yellow, striped with red: flesh, tender, juicy, very mild sub-acid or almost sweet; ripe, last of August and first of September.