Summer Spice

Apple

Origin and History

This variety was under test at the Central Experimental Farm in Agassiz, British Columbia, where it was planted in spring 1896. The description is from Bulletin No. 3 (1900) of the farm's Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test.

Tree

Vigorous grower with early bearing habit.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium size, globular, tapering toward the eye.

Skin: Yellow.

Flesh and Flavor: White flesh, not juicy, mildly sub-acid, slightly aromatic. Quality good.

Season

Early August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

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Planted Spring 1896. Tree a vigorous grower and an early bearer. Fruit of medium size, globular, tapering to the eye. Skin yellow. Flesh white, not juicy, mildly sub-acid, slightly aromatic, quality good. Season early August.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)