QUEEN
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin and History
Raised by Mr. W. Bull, a farmer of Billericay, in 1858, and introduced by Mr. Saltmarsh, of Chelmsford, in 1880.
Tree
Strong, spreading growth habit; fertile. Leaves large, flat, coarsely serrate or crenate. Does well as a standard, making a large flat-headed tree.
Fruit
Size: Large; 3½ by 2½ inches.
Form: Flat, irregular.
Skin: Pale lemon-yellow with distinct red stripes and flush.
Stem and Cavity: Stem short, set in a very wide and deep cavity with scaly russet.
Calyx and Basin: Eye closed in a deep, wide basin.
Flesh and Flavor: Very tender, white, sub-acid; excellent cooker.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Culinary; a useful fruit.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1912) from Washington
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)QUEEN. Her. Pom., 39. (Saltmarsh's Queen, The Claimant.) Culinary, October to December, large, 3½ by 2½, flat, irregular. Colour, pale lemon-yellow with distinct red stripes and flush. Flesh, very tender, white, sub-acid, excellent cooker. Eye, closed in a deep, wide basin. Stem, short, in a very wide and deep cavity, which has scaly russet. Growth, strong and spreading; fertile. Leaf, large, flat, coarsely serrate or crenate. Origin, raised by Mr. W. Bull, a farmer of Billericay, in 1858, and introduced by Mr. Saltmarsh, of Chelmsford, in 1880. A useful fruit; does well as a standard, making a large flat headed tree.