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Harvey's Wiltshire Defiance

Apple

Origin/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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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.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Harvey's Wiltshire Scorpion d'Eclat Russian Transparent