Harvey's Wiltshire Defiance
AppleOrigin/History
Described by Hogg as very handsome and of first-rate quality.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Very large.
Form: Conical, distinctly five-ribbed.
Skin: Yellow, with many minute russety dots and some patches of russet.
Flesh: Yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, vinous.
Core: Very small.
Stem, cavity, calyx, and basin are not described in source.
Season
October to January.
Uses
Not described in source.
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's Wiltshire Defiance.
This Apple is described by Hogg as very handsome and of first-rate quality.
Fruit very large, conical, distinctly five-ribbed, yellow, with many minute russety dots, and some patches of russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, vinous. Core very small. October to January.