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Surrey Flat Cap

Apple

Surrey Flat Cap

Origin and History

Described by Hogg as "a very excellent dessert Apple."

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Above medium, roundish oblate.

Skin: Pale bluish green with rough veiny russet, and deep red next the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, firm, rich, and sugary.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October to January.

Uses

Dessert apple.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Surrey Flat Cap. Hogg describes this as a very excellent dessert Apple. Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, pale bluish green, rough veiny russet, and deep red next the sun. Flesh yellow, firm, rich, and sugary. October, January.

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