Lady's Delight
AppleOrigin/History
An English culinary apple.
Tree
The tree has a habit like the Weeping Willow.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish oblate, ribbed.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with red next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, juicy, brisk, aromatic.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October, December.
Uses
Culinary.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Lady's Delight. An English culinary Apple, the habit of the tree like that of the Weeping Willow. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, ribbed, greenish yellow, with red next the sun. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, brisk, aromatic. October, December. (Hogg.)