JAMES WELSH
AppleJAMES WELSH
Origin / History
JAMES WELSH was raised by Mr. James Grieve from Ecklinville.
Tree
Growth strong; fertility very good. Leaf rather large, oval, twisted, curved serrate. Very subject to rot on tree in the South of England.
Fruit
Size: Fairly large, 3½ by 3.
Form: Round, conical, irregular.
Stem: Rather short.
Cavity: Small, not russet.
Calyx: Eye small, closed.
Basin: Moderately deep, narrow, much ribbed.
Skin: Color pale greenish yellow.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Firm, crisp, white, acid. Cooks white and frothy.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Culinary, end-September.
Uses
Culinary. Cooks white and frothy.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Described as being in the style of Lord Suffield.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)JAMES WELSH. Culinary, end-September, fairly large, 3½ by 3, round, conical, irregular. Colour, pale greenish yellow. Flesh, firm, crisp, white, acid. Cooks white and frothy. Eye, small, closed in a moderately deep narrow, much ribbed basin. Stem, rather short, in a small not russet cavity. Growth, strong ; fertility, very good. Leaf, rather large, oval, twisted, curved serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. James Grieve from Ecklinville. Very subject to rot on tree in the South of England. The style of Lord Suffield.