Newbury

Apple

Newbury

Alternate names: Cat's Head

Origin/History

Origin uncertain.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Oblong conic.

Stalk: Short.

Calyx: Small.

Skin: Greenish, with a brownish cheek in the sun.

Flesh: Greenish, coarse.

Core: Large.

Season

December to February.

Quality & Uses

Poor.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Newbury. Cat's Head. Origin uncertain. Fruit large, oblong conic, greenish, with a brownish cheek in the sun. Stalk short. Calyx small. Flesh greenish, coarse. Core large. Poor. December, February.

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

Cat's Head