Harvey
AppleHarvey
Alternate name: Doctor Harvey
Origin/History
One of the oldest of English Apples.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Roundish oval
Skin: Greenish yellow with russet tracings
Flesh/Flavor: Whitish, firm, brisk subacid
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to January.
Uses
Good for cooking.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
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.)
Doctor Harvey Harvey Apple