King Tom

Apple

King Tom

Origin and History From North Carolina. Origin unknown.

Tree Crooked, twisting, tangled grower, forming a low head, with stout, distinct, blunt shoots.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish.

Skin: Orange yellow.

Flesh and Flavor Yellow, rather tough, spicy.

Season August.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Other Sourced from Georgia Horticultural Society Report.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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King Tom. From North Carolina. Origin unknown. Tree a crooked, twisting, tangled grower, forming a low head, with stout, distinct, blunt shoots. Fruit medium, roundish, orange yellow. Flesh yellow, rather tough, spicy. August. (Ga. Hort. S. Rep.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)