Ladies' Sweet

Apple

Origin and History Newburgh, New York.

Tree Growth feeble. A profuse bearer.

Fruit

Size: Medium
Form: Roundish-ovate; apex narrow
Stem: Short
Cavity: Small, faintly rayed with white
Calyx: Small
Basin: Small
Skin: Striped with red on pale yellow ground; nearly uniform shade of fine red to the sun; faintly marbled or clouded with white over the red
Flesh: Tender, juicy
Flavor: Agreeable, fine
Core and Seeds: Not described in source

Season Winter.

Uses One of the best winter sweet apples.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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Ladies' Sweet.* Medium, roundish-ovate, apex narrow; striped with red on pale yellow ground, a nearly uniform shade of fine red to the sun; faintly marbled or clouded with white over the red, and cavity faintly rayed with white; stalk short, cavity small; calyx and basin small; tender, juicy, agreeable, fine. One of the best winter sweet apples. A profuse bearer. Growth feeble. Fig. 403. Newburgh, N. Y.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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