Prewit
AppleOrigin/History
Farm of William Prewit, Rock Spring Church, Kentucky.
Tree
Vigorous, upright growth. Annual bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, oblate, conic with unequal sides.
Skin: Yellow, shaded and rather faintly striped and splashed with light and dark red.
Stem: Very short.
Cavity: Large, deep, with slight russet.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Deep.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, half tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid.
Core: Small.
Storage and Uses
Keeps in storage from January through May. Chiefly valuable for its long keeping quality.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Prewit.
Origin, farm of William Prewit, Rock Spring Church, Kentucky; tree vigorous, upright, an annual bearer; chiefly valuable for its long keeping.
Fruit medium, oblate, conic, sides unequal; skin yellow, shaded, and rather faintly striped and splashed with light and dark red; stalk very short; cavity large, deep, slight russet; calyx closed; basin deep; flesh yellowish, half tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid; core small. January, May.