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Scarlet Tiffing

Apple

Origin/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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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.)

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