Pucker End
ApplePucker End
Origin / History
From Long Island.
Tree
Thrifty and productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish, inclining to conic.
Skin: Pale yellow, often shaded with crimson in the sun. Few dark gray dots.
Stem: Stalk short, stout.
Calyx: Closed.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, crisp, juicy, subacid. Quality: Good.
Core: Large.
Season
October.
Cavity / Basin
Not described in source.
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)Pucker End. From Long Island. Tree thrifty and productive. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to conic, pale yellow, often shaded with crimson in the sun, few dark gray dots. Stalk short, stout. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, subacid. Good. Core large. October.