Irish Apple
Apple
Irish Apple
Origin and History Not described in source.
Tree Grows upright with delicate limbs. The tree exhibits deficient hardiness in light soils; in a trial planting of twenty trees set out twelve years prior, a large proportion died at an early age.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Flat, bearing a strong resemblance to the yellow Newton Pippin in form.
Stem: Short and deeply planted.
Skin: Yellow with full of small red spots, resembling the yellow Newton Pippin in color.
Flesh and Flavor: Pleasant, rich, juicy, and sweet.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season Ripens in November.
Storage and Uses Will keep for some months. Specific uses not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 46. IRISH APPLE.
This is a fruit of large size, bearing a strong resemblance to the yellow Newton† Pippin both in form and colour: the skin is full of small red spots—the form is flat—the stem short and deeply planted: the flesh is pleasant, rich juicy, and sweet—it ripens in November, and will keep for some months—the tree grows upright with delicate limbs. I have discovered this tree to be deficient in hardiness in light soils; in a row of twenty, planted twelve years ago, a large portion died at an early age; those which sur- [text continues on next page]