Round Top

Apple

Round Top

Origin/History Cultivated in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Tree Bears abundantly.

Fruit

Form: Rather oblong, with ends singularly round, resembling a long Bergamot Pear.

Stem: Rather long.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Smooth; color yellowish green with a faint blush next the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, firm, and rich; flavor agreeable.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Not described in source.

Uses Fine table and cider apple. Keeps well.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

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NO. 119. ROUND TOP.

The form is rather oblong; the ends singularly round, resembling a long Bergamot Pear; the stem rather long; the skin smooth; the colour a yellowish green, with a faint blush next the sun; the flesh yellow, firm, and rich; the flavour agreeable—it is a fine table and cider apple, bears abundantly, and keeps well—cultivated in Monmouth county New-Jersey.

— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

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