Paterson's Sweet
ApplePaterson's Sweet
Origin/History: Origin unknown. Considerably grown in Western New York, and esteemed valuable for its season.
Tree: Upright, thrifty, productive.
Fruit:
- Size: medium
- Form: roundish oblate
- Skin: yellow, mostly covered and indistinctly splashed and striped with dark rich red; many conspicuous light dots
- Flesh: white, tender, juicy
- Flavor: pleasant, sweet
- Quality: good to very good
- Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source
Season: September, October
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Paterson's Sweet.
Origin unknown. Considerably grown in Western New York, and esteemed valuable for its season. Tree upright, thrifty, productive. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, mostly covered and indistinctly splashed and striped with dark rich red, many conspicuous light dots. Flesh white, tender, juicy, pleasant, sweet. Good to very good. September, October.