Leicester Sweet

Apple

Leicester Sweet

Origin/History

Originated in Leicester, Massachusetts. The variety is also known as Potter Sweet, a name used consistently across all sources. Elliott attributes the record to Cole.

Tree

Vigorous, but not very productive.

Fruit

Size: Rather large.

Form: Flattish (Downing; Elliott). Thomas describes the form as oblate, which is consistent with the other sources' use of "flattish."

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish yellow and dull red.

Flesh/Flavor: Tender, rich, and excellent. Fine for dessert or baking.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Dessert and baking.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Leicester Sweet. Potter Sweet. Origin, Leicester, Mass. Tree vigorous, not very productive. Fruit rather large, flattish, greenish yellow and dull red. Flesh tender, rich, excellent, fine for dessert or baking. Winter.

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

Leicester Sweet. Potter Sweet. Rather large, flattish, greenish yellow and dull red; tender, rich, excellent, fine for dessert or baking. Winter. Tree, vigorous, not very productive. Origin, Leicester, Mass. (Cole.)

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

Leicester Sweet. (Potter Sweet.) Rather large, oblate; greenish yellow and dull red; tender, rich, excellent. fine for dessert or baking. Winter. Tree vigorous, not very productive. Origin, Leicester, Mass.

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

Potter Sweet