Nix Green

Apple

Nix Green

Origin / History

Origin, Habersham County, Georgia (Downing). Thomas also lists it as a Georgia variety.

Tree

Profuse bearer (Downing).

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblate, roundish.

Stem: Stalk short.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish yellow.

Dots: Many, light.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, firm, tender; pleasant subacid. Quality "good".

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Early winter; November to February.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Nix Green. Queen Apple, erroneously. Origin, Habersham Co., Ga. Tree profuse bearer. Fruit medium, oblate roundish, greenish yellow, with many light dots. Stalk short. Calyx small, closed. Flesh white, firm, tender, pleasant subacid. Good. November, February.

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

Nix Green. Medium, oblate, greenish-yellow; sub-acid, good. Early winter. Ga.

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

Carolina Winter Queen Apple