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Apple

Nursery

Origin/History Origin unknown.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

  • Form: Roundish, inclining to conic
  • Size: Below medium
  • Skin: Greenish yellow, slight blush or brown in the sun; gray dots
  • Stem: Short, slender
  • Calyx: Closed
  • Basin: Slightly corrugated
  • Flesh: Yellowish, compact, moderately juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet
  • Core: Small

Season December to February

Uses Not described in source.

Other Quality: Good


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

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Nursery.

Origin unknown.

Fruit below medium, roundish, inclining to conic, greenish yellow, slight blush or brown in the sun, gray dots. Stalk short, slender. Calyx closed. Basin slightly corrugated. Flesh yellowish, compact, moderately juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet. Core small. Good. December to February.

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