Montalivet

Apple

MONTALIVET

Origin/History

Of French origin.

Tree

Vigorous, upright spreading.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium or below, roundish.

Skin: Deep yellow, with small russet dots.

Flesh: Yellow, firm, juicy, pleasant subacid.

Core: Small.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity and Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January, February.

Quality and Uses

Good.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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MONTALIVET.

Of French origin. Tree vigorous, upright spreading.

Fruit medium or below, roundish, deep yellow, with small russet dots. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. January, February. Core small.

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

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