Rock Sweet
AppleRock Sweet (Apple)
Origin & History
Originated at the farm of Elihu Pearson, Newbury, Massachusetts.
Tree Character
Hardy, vigorous, and a constant bearer. Young shoots reddish olive.
Fruit Description
Size & Form Medium or below medium size; roundish oblate form, slightly conic.
Skin & Surface Reddish ground, shaded, striped, and splashed with darker red. Surface sprinkled with large whitish dots.
Stem & Cavity Stalk short, set in a broad, deep, russeted cavity.
Calyx & Basin Calyx closed. Basin shallow, corrugated.
Flesh & Flavor Flesh white, tender, juicy, rich, sweet, and pleasant.
Quality & Season Good to very good. Matures in September.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 revised edition)
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Rock Sweet. Origin, farm of Elihu Pearson, Newbury, Mass. Tree hardy, vigorous, and a constant bearer. Young shoots reddish olive. Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, slightly conic, reddish, shaded, striped, and splashed with darker red, and sprinkled with large whitish dots. Stalk short, set in a broad, deep, russeted cavity. Calyx closed. Basin shallow, corrugated. Flesh white, tender, juicy, rich, sweet, and pleasant. Good to very good. September.