Old Field

Apple

Old Field

Origin / History

Origin, Connecticut. An old variety (Downing).

Tree

A good grower, bears well (Downing).

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblate conic.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, with a slight blush.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, tender. Flavor mild subacid, pleasant. Quality "Good" (Downing).

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to April (Elliott, Downing). Thomas gives "Winter."

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Old Field. Origin, Connecticut. Fruit, medium, oblate conic ; skin, yellow, with a slight blush ; flesh, yellowish, tender, mild sub-acid. January to April.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Old Field. Origin, Connecticut. A good grower, bears well, an old variety. Fruit medium, oblate conic, yellow, with a slight blush. Flesh yellowish, tender, pleasant, mild subacid. Good. January to April.

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

Oldfield. Medium, oblate conic, yellow; mild sub-acid, pleasant. Winter. Conn.

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

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