Royal Somerset
AppleOrigin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate.
Skin: Pale yellow, with broken streaks of red showing in the sun.
Flesh: Yellowish, tender, juicy, with a pleasant subacid flavor.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November to March.
Uses
Cooking.
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.)