Passe Pomme d'Automne
ApplePasse Pomme d'Automne
Origin/History German origin.
Tree Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium, roundish, slightly oblate, ribbed.
Skin Yellowish, shaded and striped with rich red in the sun.
Flesh Very white, tinged with red, tender, juicy, vinous.
Stem Not described in source.
Cavity Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin Not described in source.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Season September.
Uses Excellent for cooking.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900); attributed to Hogg.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Passe Pomme d'Automne.
Passe Pomme Rouge d'Automne. Generale. Pomme d'Outre Passe. Passe Pomme Cotellee. Herbststrich Apfel. Rother Herbststrichapfel.
Of German origin. Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly oblate, ribbed, yellowish, shaded and striped with rich red in the sun. Flesh very white, tinged with red, tender, juicy, vinous, excellent for cooking. September. (Hogg.)