Summer Broaden
Apple
Summer Broaden
Origin & History
An old cooking apple originating from Norfolk, England. Early records reference it under variant spellings and names.
Fruit Description
Size & Form: Above medium size; roundish oblate in shape.
Skin: Dull greenish yellow ground color, tinged on the sunny side with dull pale brown.
Flesh & Flavor: Greenish white; subacid taste.
Season & Use
October, November. A cooking variety.
Notes on This Description
This entry is drawn from a nineteenth-century secondary source (Lindley, as cited in Downing 1900) and is relatively brief by modern pomological standards. The original source does not provide detailed information on cavity, calyx, basin structure, stem characteristics, core, seeds, or tree habit, which would be valuable for comprehensive identification. Contemporary primary sources or extended descriptions may provide additional distinguishing features.
Variant names recorded: Summer Colman, Summer Broadend
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Summer Broaden.
Summer Colman. Summer Broadend.
An old Norfolk, England, cooking Apple. Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, dull greenish yellow, tinged on the sunny side with dull pale brown. Flesh greenish white, subacid. October, November. (Lindley.)