Princesse Noble
ApplePrincesse Noble
Origin / History
Downing, in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, describes Princesse Noble as "An excellent Dutch Apple." The variety is therefore of Dutch origin according to this source. Downing gives the name Grosser Edler Prinzessinapfel alongside Princesse Noble and credits the description to Hogg.
Tree
Tree a good grower, an early and good bearer.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Fruit roundish, somewhat conical.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish, with many broken stripes of red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, pleasant, vinous.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1845) from Massachusetts
- Winship's Nursery (Brighton Nurseries , operated by the Winship family), Brighton (Boston) , Massachusetts — 1845
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Princesse Noble. Grosser Edler Prinzessinapfel. An excellent Dutch Apple. Tree a good grower, an early and good bearer. Fruit medium, roundish, somewhat conical, yellowish, with many broken stripes of red. Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, pleasant, vinous. November. (Hogg.)