Rule's Summer Sweeting

Apple

Rule's Summer Sweeting

Origin/History

American variety, originating in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Downing cites the American Pomological Society Report as his source for this variety.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblong.

Skin: Yellow.

Flesh/Flavor: Quality rated poor.

Season

August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Rules Summer Sweet. Origin, Cumberland Co., Pa. Fruit medium, oblong, yellow. August. Poor. (A. Pom. S. Rep.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Rule's Summer Sweeting.

American. Medium, oblong, yellow, poor. August.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)