Lancaster

Apple

Lancaster

Origin/History From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Also known historically as Lancaster Greening.

Tree Hardy, vigorous, and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish conical.

Skin: Greenish yellow with brown dots and blotches.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Deep.

Calyx: Small.

Flesh and Flavor: Greenish white, juicy, sub-acid.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage Valued for keeping until April.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Lancaster. Lancaster Greening. From Lancaster Co., Pa. Tree, hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruit, medium, roundish conical, greenish yellow, with brown dots and blotches ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small ; flesh, greenish white, juicy, sub-acid ; valued for keeping till April.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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