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Sergeant's Sweet

Apple

Sergeant's Sweet

Origin/History Origin: Massachusetts

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and form: Medium, round.

Skin: Straw color with a blush next the sun.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh tender, very sweet. Described as superior for baking.

Season October

Uses Baking

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.


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

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Sergeant's Sweet. Origin, Massachusetts. Fruit medium, round, straw color, with a blush next the sun. Flesh tender, very sweet, superior for baking. October. (Kenrick.)

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