Kingston Black
AppleKingston Black
Origin/History
A small English cider fruit.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small
Form: Roundish
Skin: Pale yellow, striped with red
Flesh: White, stained with red, tender, juicy, sweet
Season
November, December
Uses
Cider fruit. Historically regarded as being of little commercial value.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1897) from England
- Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Kingston Black.
A small English cider fruit of little value.
Fruit roundish, pale yellow, striped with red. Flesh white, stained with red, tender, juicy, sweet. November, December.