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Sudbury Sweet

Apple

Sudbury 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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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.

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