Harvey
AppleHarvey
Origin / History
Harvey is one of the oldest of English Apples. In A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition) it is listed under the name Harvey, with the alternate name Doctor Harvey.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Roundish oval.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with russet tracings.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, firm, brisk subacid. Good for cooking.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to January.
Uses
Good for cooking.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Source attribution: "(Lind.)"
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Harvey.
Doctor Harvey.
One of the oldest of English Apples.
Fruit large, roundish oval, greenish yellow, with russet tracings. Flesh whitish, firm, brisk subacid. Good for cooking. October to January. (Lind.)