Scarlet Tiffing
AppleOrigin/History
From Lancaster, England.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Roundish, inclining to oblate.
Skin: Pale yellow, mostly overspread with deep scarlet in the sun.
Flesh/Flavor: Pure white, tender, crisp, juicy, pleasant acid.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, December.
Uses
Culinary apple.
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)Scarlet Tiffing
A culinary Apple, from Lancaster, England.
Fruit above medium, roundish, inclining to oblate, pale yellow, mostly overspread with deep scarlet in the sun. Flesh pure white, tender, crisp, juicy, pleasant acid. November, December. (Hogg.)