MIDDLE GREEN

Apple

Origin and History

Raised from a cross of Frogmore Prolific × Blenheim Orange by Mr. Seden and introduced by Messrs. Veitch of Chelsea. First published in the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1903, p. 291.

Tree

Growth: Moderate
Fertility: Moderate

Fruit

Size: Medium; 2½ by 2 inches

Form: Flat, slightly conical, regular

Skin: Yellow streaked with red

Stem: Fairly long, not russeted; situated in a wide, shallow cavity

Calyx (Eye): Closed, in a shallow, wide, ribbed basin

Flesh: Soft, yellowish, pleasantly sweet

Core and Seeds: Not described in source

Season

Matures December to February

Use

Dessert apple

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source

Other

Bunyard's assessment: "Of no particular merit"

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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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.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)