Swasey

Apple

Swasey (Apple)

Origin/History Supposed origin, Ohio.

Tree Hardy, but a poor grower.

Fruit

Form & Size: Small, oblate.

Skin: Yellow, with a red cheek in the sun.

Flesh: Whitish, crisp, tender, subacid.

Core: Small.

Quality: Good.

Season December, January.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Swasey.

Supposed origin, Ohio. Tree hardy, but a poor grower.

Fruit small, oblate, yellow, with a red cheek in the sun. Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, subacid. Good. Core small. December, January.

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