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AppleShakespeare
Origin/History
English dessert apple.
Fruit
Form and Size Roundish oblate conic; medium size.
Skin and Surface Greenish, with brownish red next the sun. Few broken stripes of darker red. Many russety dots.
Flesh and Flavor Greenish yellow. Firm, crisp, juicy, brisk, vinous.
Stem, Cavity, and Calyx Not described in source.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Season
December to April.
Uses
Dessert apple.
Tree
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
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)Shakespeare.
An English dessert Apple, described by Hogg as of medium size, roundish oblate conic, greenish, with brownish red next the sun, few broken stripes of darker red, many russety dots. Flesh greenish yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, brisk, vinous. December to April.