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Harvey

Apple

Harvey

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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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.)

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Doctor Harvey Harvey Apple