Sudbury Sweet
AppleSudbury Sweet
Origin and History
Origin unknown. Described by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Vigorous, upright habit. A good bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, roundish, inclining to conic.
Skin: Yellow, faintly splashed, marbled, and striped with dull red. Many light and gray dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, rather tender, moderately juicy, rather rich, sweet.
Cavity and Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season and Storage
December, January.
Quality and Uses
Rated Good. No explicit use description provided, though the sweet flavor and rating suggest dessert or eating apple.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Sudbury Sweet. Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, upright, a good bearer. Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic, yellow, faintly splashed, marbled, and striped with dull red, many light and gray dots. Flesh whitish, rather tender, moderately juicy, rather rich, sweet. Good. December, January.