Pine Apple
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Origin/History
Origin uncertain, supposed to be Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.
Tree
Moderate growth, upright, rather spreading, producing good crops in alternate years.
Fruit
Form and Size
Medium or below, oblate.
Skin
Pale yellow, shaded and somewhat obscurely striped and splashed with bright red, a few light dots.
Stalk
Short, small.
Cavity
Medium.
Calyx
Closed.
Basin
Medium; slightly corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor
Whitish, half fine, tender, juicy, pleasant mild subacid, slightly aromatic.
Core
Small.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
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)Pine Apple.
Origin uncertain, supposed to be Mt. Laurel, New Jersey; tree of moderate growth, upright, rather spreading, producing good crops alternate years.
Fruit medium or below, oblate; skin pale yellow, shaded and somewhat obscurely striped and splashed with bright red, a few light dots; stalk short, small; cavity medium; calyx closed; basin medium; slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, half fine, tender, juicy, pleasant mild subacid, slightly aromatic; core small. October, November.