Norfolk
AppleNorfolk
Origin / History
Norfolk is recorded as from Massachusetts.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Flat.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Pleasant.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The description is attributed to Cole.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1913) from Illinois
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Norfolk. From Massachusetts. Fruit small, flat, yellow, pleasant. August. (Cole.)
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