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Ox

Apple

Ox

Origin/History From Pennsylvania.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish conical.

Skin: Whitish, slightly bronzed in the sun. Few gray dots.

Stem: Long, slender.

Calyx: Closed.

Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid. Quality: Good.

Core: Small.

Season November to January.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Ox. From Pennsylvania. Fruit large roundish conical, whitish, slightly bronzed in the sun, few gray dots. Stalk long, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid. Good. Core small. November to January.

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