Stockade Sweet

Apple

Stockade Sweet

Origin & History

Originated in Marietta, Ohio.

Tree

Thrifty, very upright, and productive.

Fruit

Size & Form: Below medium; roundish oblate.

Skin: Yellow, shaded, splashed, and striped with red.

Stem: Slender.

Calyx: Closed.

Flesh & Flavor: Whitish, compact, moderately juicy, rich, sweet.

Core: Small.

Season & Storage

December to May.

Uses

Valuable for baking and keeping. Rated as good.

Subtypes & Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Stockade Sweet. Origin, Marietta, Ohio. Tree thrifty, very upright, and productive. Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, yellow, shaded, splashed, and striped with red. Stalk slender. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, compact, moderately juicy, rich, sweet. Core small. Good. Valuable for baking and keeping. December to May.

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