MIDDLE GREEN
AppleMIDDLE GREEN
Origin / History
MIDDLE GREEN was raised from Frogmore Prolific × Blenheim Orange by Mr. Seden and introduced by Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea. It was first recorded in the Gardeners' Chronicle of 1903, page 291. Bunyard, in A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920), lists it as of no particular merit.
Tree
Growth moderate; fertility moderate.
Fruit
Size: Medium, 2½ by 2.
Form: Flat, slightly conical, regular.
Stem: Fairly long, set in a wide, shallow cavity, not russeted.
Cavity: Wide and shallow, holding a fairly long stem that is not russeted.
Calyx: Eye closed.
Basin: Shallow, wide, and ribbed, in which the closed eye sits.
Skin: Colour yellow streaked with red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Soft, yellowish; pleasantly sweet.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to February.
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)MIDDLE GREEN. Gard. Chron., 1903, p. 291. Dessert, December to February, medium, 2½ by 2, flat, slightly conical, regular. Colour, yellow streaked with red. Flesh, soft, yellowish, pleasantly sweet. Eye, closed in a shallow, wide, ribbed basin. Stem, fairly long, in a wide, shallow cavity, not russeted. Growth, moderate; fertility moderate. Origin, raised from Frogmore Prolific × Blenheim Orange, by Mr. Seden, and introduced by Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea. Of no particular merit.