Scotch Bridget

Apple

Scotch Bridget

Origin/History Lancaster, England.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium; roundish oblate, ribbed or knobbed at apex.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx & Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Flesh & Flavor: White, tender, soft, juicy.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season October to January.

Uses Cooking fruit.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Scotch Bridget. A cooking fruit, Lancaster, England. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, ribbed or knobbed at apex. Flesh white, tender, soft, juicy. October, January. (Hogg.)

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

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