JAMES WELSH

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Mr. James Grieve from Ecklinville. Associated with the style of Lord Suffield.

Tree

Growth strong; fertility very good. Leaves rather large, oval, twisted, with curved serrate margins.

Fruit

Size: Fairly large; 3½ by 3 inches.

Form: Round, conical, irregular.

Skin: Pale greenish yellow.

Stem: Rather short, set in a small cavity that is not russetted.

Cavity: Small.

Eye and Basin: Eye small and closed; basin moderately deep, narrow, and much ribbed.

Flesh: Firm, crisp, white, acid.

Cooking Characteristics: Cooks white and frothy.

Season

End-September.

Uses

Culinary.

Storage and Notable Issues

Very subject to rot on tree in the South of England.

Core and Seeds

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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

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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.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)