Robey
AppleRobey
Origin/History
Raised by H. R. Robey, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Also known in period sources as Robey's Seedling. Succeeds in the Middle and Western States.
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size
Large.
Form
Downing describes the shape as round, tapering to the eye. Thomas describes it as roundish conic.
Stem
Not described in source.
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx
Not described in source.
Basin
Not described in source.
Skin
Color lively red, faintly striped (Downing: "obscurely striped with lively red"), on a scarcely perceptible yellow ground, thickly covered with creamy spots.
Flesh/Flavor
Flesh yellow (Downing) / yellowish (Thomas), juicy. Downing describes the flavor as a pleasant subacid, rating it Good. Thomas describes a rich, high flavor.
Core/Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Early winter: November and December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
- Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903) — listed as Robey's Seedling
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Robey.
Robey's Seedling.
Raised by H. R. Robey, Fredericksburgh, Va. Tree vigorous and productive.
Fruit large, round, tapering to the eye. Color lively red, faintly striped, on a scarcely perceptible yellow ground, thickly covered with creamy spots. Flesh yellow, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. November, December.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Robey's Seedling. Large, roundish conic; obscurely striped with lively red; flesh yellowish, juicy, with a rich, high flavor. Early winter. Succeeds in Middle and Western States. Tree vigorous and productive.