Shipley Green

Apple

Shipley Green

Origin/History

Origin, Maryland (Downing). Elliott identifies it as American.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblong.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Red (Downing); rusty red (Elliott).

Flesh/Flavor: Very acid (Downing); acid (Elliott).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

All winter (Elliott).

Uses

Cooking and keeping (Downing); cooking only (Elliott).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Shipley Green.

Origin, Maryland.

Fruit medium, oblong, red, and very acid. Good for cooking and keeping only.

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

Shipley Green. American. Medium, oblong, rusty red, acid ; cooking only. All Winter.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)