Plum
Apple[NOTE: Source text may be incorrect — description refers to a "core," which is characteristic of pears, not plums. Downing may have mislabeled this variety or conflated it with a pear cultivar.]
Origin and History
Origin unknown.
Tree
Upright growth habit. Moderately vigorous.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; roundish oblate.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Very good quality.
Core: Small.
Season
August.
Uses
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)Plum.
Origin unknown. Tree upright, moderately vigorous.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun. Flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Very good. Core small. August.