Royal Somerset
AppleRoyal Somerset
Origin / History
The description is credited to Hogg.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, with broken streaks of red in the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November to March.
Uses
Cooking.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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 Somerset. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, pale yellow, with broken streaks of red in the sun. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid November to March. Cooking. (Hogg.)