Royal Shepherd
AppleOrigin / History Not described in source.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Above medium; roundish oblate.
Skin: Greenish yellow, dull red in the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Greenish white; crisp, brisk, pleasant acid.
Season November.
Uses Culinary apple.
Subtypes / Variants 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)Royal Shepherd.
A culinary Apple, described in Hogg as :
Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, dull red in the sun. Flesh greenish white, crisp, brisk, pleasant acid. November.