Phœnix
ApplePhœnix
Origin / History
From Illinois. Origin unknown. Described in A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish, slightly oblate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Light yellow, faintly shaded, splashed, and striped with rich red.
Dots: Few brown and light dots.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, coarse, moderately juicy, subacid. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December, March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Phœnix.
From Illinois. Origin unknown. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly oblate, light yellow, faintly shaded, splashed, and striped with rich red, few brown and light dots. Flesh yellowish, coarse, moderately juicy, subacid. Good. December, March.